The ability to see bioluminescent plankton is greatly influenced by the lunar cycle. The optimal time to witness this ...

Last year, bioluminescence was spotted on the Bolivar Peninsula in March. At the time, Jamie Steichen, a marine biology ...

Dreaming of watching neon waves crash against the shore? You don't need to wander far to experience the magic of ...

The ocean is chock full of surprises ... It sustains the dinoflagellates in the water. The microscopic bioluminescent plankton shines with just the slightest movement. Boats often take visitors ...

Tanzania's coast is home to a stunning natural wonder—glowing plankton that lights up the ocean at night. These tiny ...

Bioluminescent waves are created by tiny organisms in the water called phytoplankton. These are essentially microscopic algae — there are billions in the world's oceans, even more than stars in ...

But be aware: Bioluminescent algae that twinkle along the seascape can poison sea life from fish to sea ... out on the water to see the fluorescent plankton. #2 Mission Bay, San Diego, USA Glowing ...

While phenomena like this usually disappear quickly, these glowing waves last ... shorthand to describe the ocean turning red due to large amounts of red phytoplankton, Shipe said, adding that ...

Around 1370 Egyptian zoologist Al-Damiri included bioluminescent insects ... in the northwestern Indian Ocean when winter and summer monsoons trigger phytoplankton blooms by bringing deep, cold ...

For deep-sea creatures, where sunlight is nonexistent, bioluminescence acts as a beacon ... Moreover, some species of plankton glow when agitated, which may reduce predation by startling predators ...

Famed for its interlocking basalt columns, Giant’s Causeway Beach is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Volcanic activity created ...