“The whole appearance of the ocean was like a plane covered with snow. There was scarce a cloud in the heavens, yet the sky appeared as black as if a storm was raging.” These are the words written by ...

Glowing worms, synchronized fireflies, sparkling plankton, drifting comb jellies, and eerie fungi illuminate Southern nights, ...

According to marine microbiologist Dr Emma Rocke of the University of Cape Town, bioluminescent events along the Cape ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the secrets of this ghostly phenomenon. Satellite imagery of visible light for a ...

Experience unique coastal beauty and gorgeous natural fauna when you kayak the mezmerising bioluminescent waters around ...

SEATTLE — All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes, it's bioluminescent. Every summer, when dinoflagellate plankton bloom throughout the Salish Sea, water glows an electric blue-green. But there's a ...

Oceanographers scouring the waters off of Western Australia have discovered two new deep-sea oddities. On October 6, ...

Tasha Van Zandt's 'A Life Illuminated,' about oceanographer Dr. Edith Widder, feels by-the book, but that only allows its subject to really shine.

On October 6, 2025, in Liaoning, China, @Qīngzhōugāngguòpénghúwān shared a video capturing a mesmerizing scene at the beach. In the video, people are seen enjoying the sea breeze at night, with a ...