Some people witnessed the enchanting display of bioluminescent algae illuminating the waves in uMdloti on Good Friday. Experts explain the science behind this natural phenomenon.

For centuries, sailors spotted a soft white light across ocean waters, known as "milky seas." A new study examines the ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence—the biological ... A small fish only known to the Red Sea, V. mabahiss lives deep underwater and is seldom ...

The many-ribbed jellyfish uses bioluminescence as a defense mechanism against predators. Beachgoers along the Texas coast may notice an unusual jellyfish washing ashore — one that is nearly ...