If someone says “You’re glowing!” you may be in love. Or, more likely, you’re a marine animal. It’s a separate process from biofluorescence, in which blue light hits the surface of an ...

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 about ...

Their tan, alveolate slices exude an aroma and taste that is positively fruity. These days, long lines snake from his shop and loaves regularly Boeing their way to Berlin, Chicago and Tokyo ...

Tiny plankton called dinoflagellates flash neon blue when disturbed. It’s one of the brightest bioluminescent spots on Earth, but you’ll need a guide, and no swimming is allowed. These glow ...

Bioluminescent dinoflagellates (Lingulodinium polyedra) lighting a breaking wave at midnight. Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Among the smallest bioluminescent organisms in the ocean, ...