Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have characterized the unusual bioluminescence of Polykrikos kofoidii, a predatory dinoflagellate that hunts the plankton behind red ...

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

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered that the predatory dinoflagellate Polykrikos kofoidii produces light in a unique way, with its luciferin spread ...

Darkness dominates most of the ocean. Sunlight fades quickly as you descend, and by the time you reach the deep sea, natural ...

A family trip to Calaguas Island in Camarines Norte turned into a mesmerizing encounter with nature, after a beach in the ...

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a ...

"Yesterday we found a sea creature we've never see or heard of before! This beautiful purple animal is called a sea pansy." ...

And does this mean we may be the last generation to experience these tiny, shimmering jewels? Fireflies (Lampyridae) have ...

Do you know that Nature has its own glow at night? If you switch off all the lights at night and walk in the garden, you might just see tiny flashes of light from insects called fireflies! Many ...

New genomic analysis of the golden sweeper has shown that it uses its prey (bioluminescent ostracods) to obtain its ability ...

Despite their flower-inspired name, sea pansies are not plants at all. Purple sea pansies are colonial marine animals in the ...