Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have identified a microscopic “ruthless predator” that could ...

On summer nights, the waters off the coast of Western Washington glow brighter than usual. The reason for the stunning sight is a natural phenomenon: electric blue, bioluminescent plankton. The Salish ...

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography have found that the bioluminescence of Polykrikos kofoidii, a predator of toxic red-tide plankton, is slower and dimmer than that of its prey.

LiveScience explained how a shallow, underwater plateau known as the Chatham Rise creates this occasional phenomenon by ...

Imagine standing on the beach at night, the sound of the waves gently lapping against the shore. Suddenly, as if by magic, the water starts to glow with a beautiful blue light. The glowing sea, also ...

Waves stimulate bioluminescence from plankton at Ruby Beach in Jefferson County, Wash., on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Matt Nichols Courtesy for The Bellingham Herald On summer nights, the waters off the ...