Imagine a future where the warm glow of streetlights is replaced by the gentle luminescence of trees. This isn’t a fantasy but a potential reality as scientists explore the possibilities of ...

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the ...

An international team of researchers, led by Danielle DeLeo from the Smithsonian Institution, has identified eight organisms with previously unknown luminosity. Using genetic findings from these ...

As the song goes, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose. An animal with a nose so bright that it could guide ...

This glow-in-the-dark Christmas tree is made from chunks of balsa wood impregnated with the bioluminescent ringless honey fungus (Desarmillaria tabescens). When the wood is exposed to air, an enzyme ...

Alexandra Gillespie is a freelance journalist who covers scuba diving, underwater wildlife, and travel. Her work has appeared in media outlets including Outside, National Geographic, Scuba Diving, and ...

You may have seen pictures of blue, glowing beaches under a dark sky. This glow is called bioluminescence. It is emitted by tiny organisms called bioluminescent algae that live in the water.

Capturing bioluminescence, a phenomenon in which glowing algae give crashing waves an electric blue glow, requires technical skill and a bit of luck. By Mike Ives On hot, moonless nights in New ...

Bioluminescent waves have been putting on dazzling light shows along the coastline of California recently, from Baja to Los Angeles. While most of the footage of the natural phenomenon has been ...

Visitors to a New Zealand beach Sunday night were greeted by a rare sight: the glowing, neon-blue waters of a bioluminescent algal bloom. As The New Zealand Herald reported, the ocean waves at ...

Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient ...