Lantern sharks exhibit a remarkable adaptation to the deep‐sea environment through bioluminescence, a process by which specialised light‐emitting organs, or photophores, generate light. This intrinsic ...

One of Earth's most spectacular light shows can actually be found in the oceans, when their waves glow brightly as the result ...

Apparently, the ability to glow doesn’t make you special — if you’re a shrimp in the deep sea. Scientists have discovered bioluminescence is actually pretty common among deep-sea shrimp, with a new ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Animals that produce their own light source, through an internal chemical reaction, are one of the many wonders of nature – and something biotechnology scientists have been working hard to replicate ...

Iyvone Khoo and Dr. Michael Latz's "Infinity Cube" installation is shown at the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla on April 4, 2017. Khoo and Latz have a related video work in an upcoming concert with the La ...

Today we are hoping to see ostracods, seed-size bioluminescent crustaceans that emerge from shallow sea grass beds and coral reefs some 15 minutes after sunset to put on one of the most sophisticated ...

In order to defy climate change and the bark beetle, more deciduous trees are being planted in Swiss forests. If possible, their wood should be used several times before it ends up as firewood, thus ...

SAN DIEGO — A new attraction called "Glowing Oceans" is set to bring the mesmerizing phenomenon of bioluminescence to Southern California year-round, starting in June 2025. Created by biologist Andy ...

Deep within the world’s forests, nature hides one of its most mesmerising spectacles, mushrooms that glow in the dark. These ...

August’s heat is here, and with 80-degree temperatures lasting well into the evenings, there's no better place to be than on the water. If the standard water adventures are feeling stale, it might be ...