Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction that takes place within some organisms, causing them to emit a light known as luminescence. It typically makes the water's surface appear to have a blue glow.

Experience the magical bioluminescence phenomenon in Kochi's backwaters with guided kayak tours under the night sky.

The water looks to be filling with gray smoke ... “I’m sitting in the dark with this bright blue glowing thing,” Widder says. “I just couldn’t believe nothing was paying attention ...

Lanternfish are one of many animals that light up the ocean with their glowing bodies. Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence -- the biological production of light -- is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication, and ...

but stay after dark and the show could continue with blue, sparkling sand and water. At San Diego’s Mission Bay and Newport Beach, flare ups of bioluminescent plankton have recently increased ...

A Welsh photographer has said he was left "euphoric" after five years waiting to capture pictures of waves glowing with bioluminescence ... torch from depths of the water onto the breaking ...

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo ... of the spectrum that have good tissue penetration, they all require blue light for efficient excitation. Blue light, however, does not penetrate ...

Although Kavar has been a long-standing natural phenomenon in the region, it was Kumbalangi Nights that turned it into a popular tourist attraction.

Dubbed the “Sea of Stars,” this island is one of the best places to see bioluminescence, where the waters glow as if the stars graced the ocean. To fully cherish the translucent blue shine is simple; ...

Deep underground, some caves on Earth are hiding a glowing secret—one that could help scientists understand how life might ...