From the Northern Lights to lunar eclipses, there are many spectacular natural phenomena to experience around the world. In the United States, one of the easiest to view is bioluminescence — when ...

Bioluminescence is rare on land but common in the ocean. This video explains why. Darkness, depth, and open water create survival problems that light solves efficiently. In the deep sea, glowing can ...

This image shows the cortical neurons of a lab mouse bioluminescing while the mouse runs on a wheel. The large, dark tube-like structures are blood vessels. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A ...

A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize brain activity. We started thinking: 'What if we could light up the brain from the inside?

PUERTO PEÑASCO, MEXICO (AZFamily) — What a week it has been for the natural wonders of our beautiful world. These dynamic, visually pleasing displays have been in full view from our amazing desert sky ...

Romain Garrouste a reçu des financements de : MNHN. CNRS, Sorbonne Université, IPEV, LABEx BCDiv, LABEx CEBA, MTE, MRAE, National Geographic, Institut de la Transition Environnementale et Institut de ...

If you've been to Newport Beach, California, in the spring and fall months, you might have witnessed the wonderful phenomenon that is the bioluminescent waves. Every year, walking along the beach at ...

Everyone loves fireflies, the famous light-emitting insects that flit through gardens on summer evenings! They form the Lampyridae family and are sometimes called glowworms or lightning bugs.

Under the cover of darkness, our small pod of explorers expanded into the waters of Griffin Bay in search of glow-in-the-dark marine life. Home to noctiluca scintillans, or “sea sparkles,” the waters ...

A beach in Melbourne, Australia has been bathed in an “ethereal glow” at nighttime this week thanks to bioluminescent algae adding a shimmering, electric blue hue to the water and sand. Richard Pensak ...

One in three North American firefly species may be at risk of extinction. Habitat destruction, water pollution, and light pollution are major threats to fireflies. Firefly ecotourism is promoting ...

On summer nights, the waters off the coast of Western Washington glow brighter than usual. The reason for the stunning sight is a natural phenomenon: electric blue, bioluminescent plankton. The Salish ...