A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. A team of researchers from University of California Santa Barbara may have found a preliminary answer. The genetic ...

A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara may have found a preliminary answer. The genetic underpinnings of complex ...

A preserved specimen of the Blue Lanternfish with bioluminescent spots. New research shows that the blue lanternfish's glow isn't that unique - among ocean-dwelling fish, four out of five are ...

Many deep-sea creatures that emit light to help find prey or avoid predators do so using small organs called photophores. A recent study of deep-sea shrimp shows that photophores can also detect light ...

In depths of the ocean where light can't penetrate, there are fish that generate their own eerie glow — shining spotlights on their prey, flashing warning signs to deter predators, or trading signals ...

Apparently, the ability to glow doesn’t make you special — if you’re a shrimp in the deep sea. Scientists have discovered bioluminescence is actually pretty common among deep-sea shrimp, with a new ...

Scientists have shown for the first time that deep-sea fishes that use bioluminescence for communication are diversifying into different species faster than other glowing fishes that use light for ...

Whether it's the winter dance of the Northern Lights or the summertime glow of fireflies, displays of natural light fascinate us humans. Bioluminescence is the source of many such light shows in the ...

animal that looks like a whale swimming left in the sea with blue fluid gushing out of a slit above its fin© Mark Grace/NOAA/public domain What’s finned, bioluminescent, and hiding out in the Gulf of ...

A deep-sea hooked squid was recently caught on film with its photophores alight when it mistook a research camera for prey. Reading time 2 minutes A team of marine researchers with the Minderoo—UWA ...