Scientists have discovered 30 new species in the deep recesses of the Southern Ocean, including iridescent scale worms and a ...

For hundreds of years sailors have told stories about miles of glowing ocean during a moonless night. In 1849, on the Arabian Sea, Captain Kempthorne, described a "most extraordinary phenomenon of the ...

“Milky seas” are an ocean phenomenon that cause a vast area of the ocean to glow. Scientists are trying to predict when the events occur in hopes of better understanding the bioluminescent display. - ...

A 2022 deep-sea voyage discovered a glowing shark and a delicate, porcelain crab species off the coast of Western Australia.

Scientists have created a glowing molecular probe that lets them watch marine microbes digest sugars in real time. This breakthrough tool reveals how algae and bacteria interact in the ocean and how ...

Scientists have identified two new marine species off Western Australia: a small, glowing West Australian Lanternshark and a ...

For a month, the glowing ocean gave us a thrill when we needed it most. Some spectators sought out the rare sight at open beaches, while others tried to navigate nighttime crowds or took their chances ...

Researchers have developed a light-emitting sugar probe that exposes how marine microbes break down complex carbohydrates.

(CNN) — For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see. “The sea from horizon to horizon in all directions took on a ...

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