Most marine and land organisms' bioluminescence appears blue-green, however, some land species, such as fireflies, beetle larvae, and even mushrooms, also glow yellow. High densities of ...

The first two peaks coincide with the well-known values of green-yellow and red bioluminescence maxima, whereas the weak peak at 670 nm was observed for the first time. Unfortunately, the origin ...

Most marine and land organisms' bioluminescence appears blue-green, however, some land species, such as fireflies, beetle larvae, and even mushrooms, also glow yellow. The best times to see ...

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 ...

Many marine organisms–including sea worms, some jellyfish, sea pickles, and more–can emit ethereal glow through a process called bioluminescence. The evolutionary origins of this light ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Bioluminescent waves continue to stun along the Southern California coastline, drawing dozens out to the beach at night ...

Say it with me, slowly: bioluminescence. Surely a word that’s knocked the best of us out of an elementary school spelling bee. But luckily, bioluminescence is much easier to see than it is to ...

If you've been to one of San Diego County's beaches over the last few nights, you may have noticed that bioluminescent waves are back. San Diego hobbyist photographer Vishwas Lokesh recently ...

Hundreds of plants, fungi, and animals can do it. Now scientists think bioluminescence may have evolved 540 million years ago in Earth’s ancient oceans. Research suggests that bioluminescence ...

Scientists boarded the boat on May 16 to see if they could prompt the bioluminescence. They did. Screengrab of video shot by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scientists from the Scripps ...