The splendid deep-sea coral Iridogorgia sp. Deep-sea octocorals that are known to be bioluminescent. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Note to editors: Photos illustrating this ...

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Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient ...

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The deep-sea's midnight zone, a realm of crushing pressure and absolute darkness, harbors extraordinary creatures. These ...

MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and ...

Deep into the ocean’s heart, where sunlight is a forgotten dream, otherworldly lights pulse in rhythm with life’s heartbeat. This captivating spectacle is the product of bioluminescent glows emitted ...

Headed to the coast soon? There still may be time to see bioluminescence in the ocean, bright blue lights emitted by ocean organisms undergoing chemical reactions. The phenomenon occurs in Noctiluca ...

Scientists found a bioluminescent deep-sea animal with a “gelatinous” body and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from MBARI From a research vessel off the coast of California, a team of ...

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...

Simple chemistry could give the reindeer his famously bright snout. But physics would make it look different colors from the ground.