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 ...

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 ...

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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Written by Danielle DeLeo, postdoctoral associate in biological sciences at FIU. Our research focuses on octocorals ...

In the dark depths of oceans, hidden forests, and damp caves, certain creatures possess an extraordinary power—to glow in the dark. These are bioluminescent animals, beings capable of producing their ...

A new study resets the timing for the emergence of bioluminescence back to millions of years earlier than previously thought. By Sam Jones Bioluminescence is used throughout the animal kingdom, ...

You probably don’t associate the Frost Museum of Science with late-night partying. But its newest exhibit, “Creatures of Light: Nature’s Bioluminescence,” will have guests lingering in a dark, ...

Is it a floating blue glow stick? No. Is it bioluminescence? Yes. A TCPalm reporter observed a sliver of a neon blue organism in the surf, which washed up on the sand at the Kimberly Bergalis Memorial ...

Bioluminescence offers some of the most awe-inspiring natural displays, where night waters turn into shimmering light shows. Come explore glowing bays, radiant beaches, and shimmering forests. These ...

The splendid deep-sea coral Iridogorgia sp. Deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Note to editors: Photos illustrating this ...

The bamboo coral _Isidella_ displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Our research focuses on octocorals – soft-bodied corals such as sea fans that have treelike ...