Lanternfishes have light-producing organs on their bodies that are called photophores. This light is created by a chemical reaction, and it is one example of a phenomenon called bioluminescence.

Two scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have provided the first details about the mysterious flashes of dazzling bioluminescent light produced by a little-known sea snail ...

Hawaiian bobtail squid light up via bioluminescent bacteria living in one of their organs; the light camouflages them against moonlight on the surface and eliminates their shadow, obscuring them ...

Some krill species can emit light, likely for communication or defense. Deep-sea Tomopteris: These marine worms are completely transparent except for their bioluminescent parts, which they use to ...

Fireflies are characterized by a phenomenon called bioluminescence, meaning they produce and emit light. However, they are ...

"The second gene takes the intermediate and turns it into the actual fuel for the bioluminescence. The third gene is what actually makes the light. And then the last gene takes the product from ...