What if I told you there’s a place where the water lights up blue when you touch it? It sounds like something out of a fairytale, but it’s just one of nature’s wonders. There are these things called ...

Some things in nature are so magical and so awe-inspiring they have to be seen to be believed. A lagoon that glows in the dark is one of those things. Imagine the blackness of the sea on a moonless ...

Researchers have developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from ...

Scientists created a soft robot filled with algae that sparkles, and they plan to use it to explore the dark depths of the ocean. The bioluminescent plankton, called a dinoflagellate, glows bright ...

Natural magic is back on Florida’s East Coast in the form of single-celled organisms called dinoflagellates, which light up waters in bright blue hues. The seasonal phenomenon attracts Floridians and ...

Aug. 20, 2013— -- Bioluminescence is a strange beast. On one hand, glowing blue Avatar-esque lights are insanely beautiful and stir a sense of wonder that's been lost with city-living. Look at ...

San Diego oceans turned an electric shade of blue this week thanks to the return of an unpredictable "red tide" of tiny glowing organisms. The bright blue light, created by phytoplankton through a ...