Imagine a future where the warm glow of streetlights is replaced by the gentle luminescence of trees. This isn’t a fantasy but a potential reality as scientists explore the possibilities of ...

A group of bizarre creatures from the deep sea pushes the origins of glowing life way, way back in time. Reading time 2 minutes Bioluminescence, the eerie, beautiful phenomena that allows living ...

An international team of researchers, led by Danielle DeLeo from the Smithsonian Institution, has identified eight organisms with previously unknown luminosity. Using genetic findings from these ...

Bioluminescence traces back to the Cambrian era — 540 million years ago — and could have been used for communication, courtship and camouflage among the earliest ocean creatures. When you purchase ...