This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It only takes the gentle brush of a hand or slow glide of a boat to trigger the sparkling blue-green light of bioluminescent plankton, ...

A bioluminescent red tide makes the ocean glow blue near La Jolla, Calif. in this long-exposure image from 2020. Photo: Erik Jepsen / UC San Diego Red tides regularly make headlines in California, ...

Every year during the summer or fall, shore waves across the Bay Area are lit up with flashes of beautiful blue light. This beautiful blue light is caused by millions of tiny bioluminescent plankton ...

The natural process of bioluminescence allows living things to create light through chemical reactions which results in breathtaking displays seen in nature. Tourists and nature lovers have developed ...

With a boom in social media attention over the last few years, photographers, swimmers, surfers -- even the occasional dog-- have experienced the splendor of bioluminescence, a phenomenon that turns ...

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Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, these are the best places to catch the notoriously elusive natural phenomenon.