Bioluminescence is the ability of organisms to create and emit light when chemical reactions happen, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Marine animals can use it to ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A neon light show in the waters along beaches in Southern California is attracting large crowds at night to ...

During a total solar eclipse, people may see some strange things. Sure, there’s the main event happening in the sky (SN: 1/4/24). But the world may also look a little different on the ground. For a ...

One of the Outer Banks least talked about phenomena has been brought to light by a photographer who spotted “glowing waves” off Cape Hatteras. Wes Snyder’s description of the moment is eerie. He was ...

If you've been to one of San Diego County's beaches over the last few nights, you may have noticed that bioluminescent waves are back. San Diego hobbyist photographer Vishwas Lokesh recently captured ...

Waves light up blue in Morro Bay early Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, thanks to tiny, single-celled creatures called bioluminescent dinoflagellates that produce bursts of light when disturbed. Chloe Jones ...

An example of the blue bioluminescence produced by microscopic organisms called dinoflagellates, which can chemically synthesize their own light Wikimedia Commons Photographers captured gorgeous ...