Microscopic plant-like organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in shallow waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer. Sunlight and warm temperatures in the ...

“Milky seas” are an ocean phenomenon that cause a vast area of the ocean to glow. Scientists are trying to predict when the events occur in hopes of better understanding the bioluminescent display. - ...

Bioluminescence is rare on land but common in the ocean. This video explains why. Darkness, depth, and open water create ...

Headed to the coast soon? There still may be time to see bioluminescence in the ocean, bright blue lights emitted by ocean organisms undergoing chemical reactions. The phenomenon occurs in Noctiluca ...

Photographs captured the "out of this world" moment the ocean in New Zealand glowed blue with bioluminescence. Landscape photographer Sajith Muraleedharan captured the images at a beach in Hawkes Bay ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A photographer captured a rare phenomenon on the shores of Newport Beach where bioluminescent waves turned the ocean neon blue. The beautiful ocean light show was caught on ...

If you've been hearing incandescent anecdotes from your relatives who live in other parts of the country this summer, the tales that involve forests and fireflies, there's no need to be jealous. (Okay ...

Stream these programs and more through the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Anna Torres Tomopterid worms use bioluminescence to help them survive in the deep sea. Find out how in virtual ...

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For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.Related video above: Check out this amazing video of a kayaker paddling ...