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 ...

In total, the team found nearly 300 different types of underwater species during their six week mission. Find out more here.

Footage reveals a bright blue, yellow and orange mountain side teeming with life - golden towers of coral growing next to ...

Monterey Bay Aquarium biologists, who plunged a remotely operated vehicle almost 1,600 feet underwater during a research ...

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 ...

Glow worms are well-known throughout the world as remarkable insects that give off bioluminescent light. But New Zealand is ...

These animals have different evolutionary adaptations that help them navigate, hunt for food and survive even in total darkness.

By about 200 meters, light fades fast, and below 1,000 meters the sea is functionally dark, forcing life to solve survival with stranger tools than most surface creatures ever need. That is why so ...

Researchers are piecing together the unusual chemical reactions that enable dinoflagellates to create spectacular light displays in tropical bays. But the mechanism behind their bioluminescence remain ...

The ocean depths harbor one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena—bioluminescence, the ability of living organisms to produce light. Unlike the incandescent bulbs that illuminate our homes, ...

When was the last time you tried a new food? Something you’ve never tasted before. That’s what Captain Jack Morris was doing when I approached him in a buffet line at a Fisheries Innovation and ...

Although its the largest invertebrate species in the world, scientists have never glimpsed the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural habitat. However, a non-profit ocean research ...