Sensitive imaging has revealed that living mice emit a faint visible glow that drops sharply once life ends. The finding ...

Imagine stepping into a world where the ocean glows under your fingertips, where every wave sparkles like liquid starlight, and the night comes alive with an otherworldly shimmer. That’s the magic of ...

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, ...

Living organisms quietly emit light. This glow is real, measurable, and tied to life itself. Researchers at the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada have now shown that ...

The bright blue waves occur when tiny marine organisms called phytoplankton, particularly dinoflagellates, light up when ...

From glowing mushrooms deep in forests to radiant corals beneath the ocean, nature has its own spectacular light show. This magical glow, known as bioluminescence or phosphorescence, is found in ...

Step into one of these destinations during just the right circumstances, and you might meet living organisms that look more sci-fi than Southern. Glowing worms dangling in Alabama canyons, ...

I remember first moving here and seeing that thinking it was some sort of toxic radiation, but it’s not. It’s called bioluminescence, which is the emission of light by something living in the water.

PUERTO PEÑASCO, MEXICO (AZFamily) — What a week it has been for the natural wonders of our beautiful world. These dynamic, visually pleasing displays have been in full view from our amazing desert sky ...