The new documentary “A Life Illuminated” traces the career arc of U.S. marine biologist Edie Widder, an expert on bioluminescence who’s made headlines for decades. The film documents her team’s ...

Rare double glow appears in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge as comb jellies and early-season dinoflagellates ...

In the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches, and food drifts down like confetti, survival is less about speed and more ...

Deep sea expedition off Caribbean islands captured images of unique corals sponges fish species never before documented ...

Two species of small, deep-dwelling fish called pearlsides possess eye cells that break the rules of vertebrate vision, combining features of rods and cones into a single hybrid photoreceptor never ...

The most common and widespread species of deer in North America may rely on “photoluminescence” in some surprising ways.

Rivers and coastal lagoons worldwide emit an electric blue glow after sunset, a phenomenon caused by bioluminescent dinoflagellates. These microscopic plankton produce light through chemical reactions ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the universe is an immensely large place, human vision can only see a small sliver of it. Because our red, green, and blue-coded cones can only ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) uses the surprising language of UV light to communicate during breeding season. A ...

Over 70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, but most of it remains unexplored. In contrast, we have detailed surface ...