and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of the animal, nicknamed the "mystery mollusk," in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I. "Thanks to MBARI's advanced ...

One of the world's most magical places is this bioluminescent beach in the Maldives that shines brightly at night if you're ...

Watch fish expert Ollie Crimmen explain more about these deep-sea dwellers. Lanternfishes have light-producing organs on their bodies that are called photophores. This light is created by a chemical ...

Similar organs housing bioluminescent bacteria are found in deep sea anglerfishes and ponyfishes, too. In fact, a 2016 study reports bioluminescent capabilities have evolved at least 27 separate ...

The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming from animals that glow (bioluminescence) and occasional faint glimmers from the surface above. Led by biologist Danielle DeLeo, this new FIU ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming from ...

The benefits of bioluminescence are as diverse and varied as the species that possess this luminous capability, indicating that there is not one singular reason for its existence. For deep-sea ...

From their bioluminescent blue light to their needle-like teeth, these deep-sea fish are like vampires; they're born for life in the dark. Heck, even vampires might be scared of these creepy ocean ...

The Olympus LV200 Luminoview has been optimized for collecting the faint light associated with bioluminescence ... The LV200 system represents a sea change in luminescence imaging capabilities ...

Hundreds of thousands of bioluminescent dinoflagellates live in each gallon of bay water, and the light show put on by these tiny creatures provide is truly a (natural) wonder to behold.

With bioluminescent caves ... Located in the Adriatic Sea, the Mediterranean island is about an hour away from Split via ferry. You could spend most of your time here on water, and I certainly ...