Have you ever wondered how some animals glow in the dark? Bioluminescence is a natural ability in particular living creatures to produce light. It happens through a chemical reaction inside their ...

Life in the deep ocean is not dark. It glows. Bioluminescence, the ability to produce light, is widespread. This trait ...

Artist Cat Ward's "Deep Dive" art installation at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center features sculptures and bioluminescent-inspired paintings of sea creatures. The exhibit is inspired by Ward's ...

They had to sea it to believe it. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea creatures have adapted to help them thrive in extreme environments. Unusual features allow them to live thousands of feet ...

Researchers are piecing together the unusual chemical reactions that enable dinoflagellates to create spectacular light ...

Whether it's the winter dance of the Northern Lights or the summertime glow of fireflies, displays of natural light fascinate us humans. Bioluminescence is the source of many such light shows in the ...

In a fascinating video, researchers have revealed a new and bizarre see-through species of sea slug floating around the midnight zone of the deep sea. It was first discovered in California by Monterey ...

From shallow reefs to pitch-black depths, the ocean is alive with sparkling lights. Fish, squid, clams and plankton have found a wide range of ways to glow, shimmer and flash, lighting up the dark ...

Beneath the ocean's surface lies a world of perpetual darkness, home to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. These deep-sea inhabitants have evolved extraordinary adaptations to ...