If you have been paying attention to the news the past few years, you may have heard of the glowing sea turtle discovered by marine biologists during a diving trip in the South Pacific. Although ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...

Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea "mystery" mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also spectacularly bioluminescent with a vivid ...

In the inky blackness of the ocean’s midnight zone, a remotely operated vehicle has spotted a new species of glowing sea slug. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) researchers have ...

Glowing Sea Creatures Have Been Lighting Up the Oceans for More Than Half a Billion Years New research on branching animals known as octocorals pushes the early days of bioluminescence back over ...

Protecting their ecosystems could give us a chance to find more forms of life just as strange and fascinating as a glowing sea slug. Deep Sea Research, 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104414.

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see. “The sea from horizon to horizon in all directions took on a ...

Like jellyfish, fungi, sea worms, and fireflies, some species of sea cucumbers glow in the dark. A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have found that 10 known deep-sea species are ...

Satellites previously detected a giant bioluminescent bloom in the Java Sea. Researchers found a boat crew that sailed through it. By William J. Broad Naomi McKinnon knew something was up, but she ...

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see. “The sea from horizon to horizon in all directions took on a ...