New research has revealed that biofluorescence in marine fishes is far more ancient and widespread than previously believed.

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 ...

Bioluminescence is typically blue but can also be yellow, purple, or red. In the deep sea, bioluminescence is used as an advantage to help organisms find food, assist in reproduction, or ...

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 ...

Scientists estimate about three-quarters of all marine organisms exhibit some form of bioluminescence to compensate ... we’re talking about flashes of yellow light from a firefly’s butt ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each summer, fireflies famously take to the evening skies in an otherworldly display of bioluminescence, emanating electric shades of green, yellow, orange, and even blue. More than 2,000 firefly ...

Bioluminescent click beetles form the Pyrophorus ... Moreover, the first segment on the abdominal area is luminescent, too, and emits yellow light. Like the click beetles mentioned above, the ...

While bioluminescence typically presents as blue, as "the light that travels best through the water," its color can also range from nearly violet to green-yellow as well as "very occasionally red ...

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 ...