Nature’s hidden lights: Bioluminescence and biophoton emissions are found from deep-sea creatures to human cells, each with unique chemistry and purpose. Survival and communication: Glowing organisms ...

A deep-sea expedition off the coast of Brazil has turned up dozens of previously unknown species, including a glowing ...

A recent study suggests that deep-sea corals from 540 million years ago might have been the first animals to glow. Marine creatures use light for various purposes, such as startling predators, luring ...

The gallon pot of white petunias I held on an otherwise ordinary subway train, on an otherwise ordinary Thursday in March, would have looked to anyone else like an ordinary houseplant. But I knew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scuba divers strapped on their gear and plunged into the darkened waters off the coast of Florida. Equipped with flashlights, the ...

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Move over monotremes and the range of rodents known to glow: over one hundred other furry creatures do, too, new research shows, vastly increasing the number of mammals known to show the spooky trait.

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

High in the Russian Arctic, at a remote field station on the shores of the White Sea, biologist Vera Emelianenko set out for a walk on a frigid December night. With her were Mikhail Neretin, the son ...

A team of researchers has published a detailed description of the undersea creature previously dubbed the “mystery mollusk” due to its bizarre body. The animal’s scientific name is Bathydevius ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday that ...

The creature lives in the “midnight zone," an area of the ocean so deep that sunlight never reaches it. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute In February 2000, scientists spotted an unusual, ...