The glowing Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) extracted from the North Pacific jellyfish, Aqueorea victoria (for which the Japanese biologist, Dr. Osamu Shimonmura won the Noble Prize in Chemistry in ...

A deep-sea fish may have figured out a smarter way to glow. New research suggests the bristlemouth Sigmops gracilis may use ...

Microscopic plant-like organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in shallow waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer. Sunlight and warm temperatures in the ...

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 ...

Approximately 75% of marine organisms are bioluminescent, with specialized light-emitting organs called photophores. They use ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. This week, Doug called in from Elk, Washington, to ask a question about how ...

Somewhere in the permanent darkness more than two miles beneath the Galápagos Islands, a remotely operated vehicle caught ...

MONTEREY — Earlier this year, locals could spot glowing blue waves tumbling down the shoreline, as bioluminescent tides took over the coast. Now the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary plans to ...

Although these microscopic organisms are among the ocean’s smallest, their “blooms” are often visible from space. Phytoplankton are critical to making the planet livable and contribute to the global ...

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 ...