GLOWING plankton has been spotted along the coast of Wales in a rare phenomenon. The strange sight is uncommon in the UK, with it mainly being in warmer climates such as the Maldives. New images ha… ...

How dare you besmirch plankton! They are beautiful! They are complex! They are surprising! For example, certain species of plankton are bioluminescent; they produce a substance that glows in the dark.

GLOWING plankton has been spotted along the coast of Wales in a rare phenomenon. The strange sight is uncommon in the UK, with it mainly being in warmer climates such as the Maldives. New images ha… ...

These plankton photosynthesize during the day, but radiate neon blue light when disturbed at night, bathing entire ocean waves in an otherworldly glow as they crash into the beach.

It is a natural phenomenon caused by bioluminescent plankton which gives the sea a stunning blue glow. The mesmerising sight was captured by photographer Lee McGrath on the popular Southerndown ...

The sea appears to be glowing bright blue because of the waves crashing against the shore, which causes a reaction in the plankton. When oxygen reacts with the liciferin and liciferase within the ...

A BEACH in the UK has become known for a rare natural phenomenon that makes its waters glow bright blue. The strange sight is uncommon in the UK, with it mainly being seen in warmer climates such a… ...

Waves crashing on the sand shake up the plankton — causing them to radiate green and blue light like tiny glow sticks, she explained. “It’s a beautiful thing to see at night,” Pasulka said.

When the phytoplankton are agitated by waves or other movement in the water, they emit a dazzling neon blue glow at night. This video by Scripps' Michael Latz shows bioluminescent waves near ...

When Melanie Bryan pilots her dinghy through the Morro Bay harbor, she leaves a streak of glowing blue water in the ocean behind her. “It’s just a splattering of turquoise-glowing blue ...