Bioluminescence, Widder believes ... Widder worries about the implications for human health, too. “ When I started ORCA, it was about protecting the ocean I loved,” she says.

This light is created by a chemical reaction, and it is one example of a phenomenon called bioluminescence ... these gatherings of microbes create beautiful light patterns in oceans all over the world ...

Known as bioluminescence, this 'living light' has long fascinated humans. In 79 AD, Pliny recorded the first human use of bioluminescence as a kind of torch, by rubbing a stick against jellyfish ...

For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...

Bioluminescence, the natural phenomenon where living organisms emit light, has captivated scientists and designers alike.

In the world of bioluminescence, it’s common for organisms to get luciferin—the small molecule needed to make light—from their diet. Scientists have hypothesized that bioluminescent fish make their ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence—the biological production of light—is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence -- the biological production of light -- is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication ...