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Over the past decade, scientists have discovered the seemingly dark deep sea is actually ablaze with color. From corals to sea turtles to eels, countless marine species are biofluorescent, or have the ...

The deep ocean is one of the most mysterious places on Earth, and among its many wonders are creatures that glow like living lanterns. This magical light, known as bioluminescence, is nature’s way of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists report ...

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 ...

Scientists scuba diving off Palm Beach found an ocean animal with 15 tentacles and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Lukas Robertson via Unsplash Scuba divers strapped on their gear ...

Monterey Bay researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. The glowing nudibranch swims through the ocean’s midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood ...

In the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt and in the Banda Sea off the coast of Indonesia, more than two dozen animals were found to glow for the very first time by a dive team. Aviv Perets via Unsplash ...

This image provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in April 2024 shows bioluminescence in the sea whip coral Funiculina sp. observed under red light in a laboratory. Most animals that ...