The original photos in this story were removed because Chron could not independently verify their origin. Each year, shore ...

By night, the algae’s scintillans produces a stunning light show, glowing out of the water and creating an illuminous sparkle. Dr Gershwin said this phenomena is also a huge red flag for the ...

This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a sample of freshwater red algae. These algae are common and are found on all continents except Antarctica. This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a ...

Harmless to humans, the bioluminescent algae is an introduced marine pest that consumes oxygen from the environment, suffocating other organisms and creating caustic water that burns sensitive ...

But instead, the glow is caused by millions of tiny organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the water and sometimes make it glow. Dinoflagellates are a type of single-celled algae, and each of ...

But be aware: Bioluminescent algae that twinkle along the seascape can poison sea life from fish to sea turtles, so swimming is not advised. I remember the island coast of Vieques, outside Puerto ...