Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment The captivating blue glow emitted by a sea-dwelling species of algae has been harnessed ...

At some 4,700 feet beneath the sea, marine scientists filmed a shrimp spew glowing matter, or bioluminescence, from its mouth. This natural event, which might seem fictional, happened as researchers ...

Bioluminescence is one of nature’s coolest tricks. Organisms in many kingdoms of life—including animals, plants and fungi—can create their own light through chemical reactions in their cells. The ...

Dr. Edmund Newton Harvey was once reported eaten by cannibals near the Torres Strait south of New Guinea, but the U. S. Department of State later announced that the report was exaggerated. Having done ...

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The waters around Titusville have been lighting up every night, and Jenny Wright says the best way to see them is kayaking in complete darkness. “We stage everything out and prepare ...

An extraordinary number of living creatures, from bacteria to insects to sharks, are capable of 'lighting up'. Known as bioluminescence, this 'living light' has long fascinated humans. In 79 AD, Pliny ...