The “awful grandeur” the nineteenth-century sailor described - which made him think the end was nigh - we now know to be a form of bioluminescence: light emitted by living organisms during ...

The work is published in the journal Biosensors. Luciferases are enzymes found in bioluminescent organisms that produce light by oxidizing luciferin, a compound that must also be present in the ...

Hundreds of thousands of bioluminescent dinoflagellates live in each gallon of bay water, and the light show put on by ... as the chemicals in those products can harm the microorganisms in the ...

Then, something magical happens. Tiny marine organisms called bioluminescent phytoplankton light up the shore, creating a surreal, starry reflection in the water. It's not a guarantee every night ...

“I have spent my career observing and measuring bioluminescence in the ocean. I have seen some amazing light shows but I’ve never seen a milky sea. I really want to,” Widder said in an email.

These glowing ocean events have baffled humans for centuries. The “awful grandeur” the nineteenth-century sailor described - which made him think the end was nigh - we now know to be a form of ...