It's bioluminescence season on Florida's East Coast as visitors can see blue-glowing dinoflagellates light up waters this summer. Here's how to experience the natural wonder.

“Without algae and algal blooms, we wouldn’t have any other life in the ocean […] and possibly on land,” Dortch says. Marine algae provides about half of the oxygen in the atmosphere and ...

The glowing blue waves are caused by a species of plankton called dinoflagellates, which swim in clusters causing a red tide, but when disturbed, they emit the glittering flashes of light.

Waves light up blue in Morro Bay early Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, thanks to tiny, single-celled creatures called bioluminescent dinoflagellates that produce bursts of light when disturbed. Chloe ...

Neon blue displays on the water are created by blooms of single-cell organisms called dinoflagellates. Jo Malcomson/Blackpaw Photography The beauty of bioluminescence — ...

Just off San Diego's shore, single-celled algae called dinoflagellates start to reproduce and if disturbed, a chemical reaction within the cell creates a tiny spark of light. When the conditions ...

The iridescent blue is caused by a planktonic organism — dinoflagellates — that are invisible to the eye, said David Caron, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern ...

You may have seen pictures of blue, glowing beaches under a dark sky. This glow is called bioluminescence. It is emitted by tiny organisms called bioluminescent algae that live in the water.

What we do know, she says, is that bioluminescent dinoflagellates can be found in oceans and cold waters, but pyrodinium, the strain in the Indian River Lagoon, likes it warm. ( Find out more ...

You may have noticed blue lights on the water if you have spent any time on Mississippi Gulf Coast beaches the past few nights. Scientists say there is no reason to be alarmed about the glow. "It ...

Want to see water glow like magic Visit Karnataka beaches close to Bengaluru and watch sea waves light up in blue. This natural show called bioluminescence is best seen at night from June to November.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A new federal report says more people and animals, including beloved pets, are getting sick from exposure to toxic algae that forms in natural waterbodies across the country.