some creatures have molecules in their body that glow under certain light conditions. The phenomenon is called fluorescence, and it’s been observed in ocean animals from corals to jellyfish.

There are thousands of bioluminescent animals, including species of fishes, squid, shrimps and jellyfish. The light these creatures emit is created inside their bodies, meaning they are able to glow ...

Researchers in Palau are studying how the movement of jellyfish through the open water helps with ocean mixing 5 Record-Breaking Bird Migrations (02:56) 10 Fun Facts About Bioluminescence (02:38 ...

jellyfish, display bioluminescence, illuminating the ocean's depths with their captivating light, as seen in the image of a glowing jellyfish here. The realization that bioluminescence can serve ...

Jellyfish are among the ocean’s most incredible inhabitants ... the eerily beautiful to the outright alien. From the ghostly glow of bioluminescent species like Aequorea victoria to the towering ...

Today, marine creatures that glimmer include some fish, squid, octopuses, jellyfish ... and very likely could glow or bioluminescence. US$12 billion ‘a drop in the ocean’ in fight to save ...

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...