and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of the animal, nicknamed the "mystery mollusk," in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I. "Thanks to MBARI's advanced ...

The benefits of bioluminescence are as diverse and varied as the species that possess this luminous capability, indicating that there is not one singular reason for its existence. For deep-sea ...

A “gobsmacking” bloom of bioluminescent algae is creating a sparkly spectacle on the South and much of the East coasts of ...

The Lonely Planet list highlights Garrison Bay and Westcott Bay, both on the northwest side of San Juan Island, as top spots ...

Things only got weirder from there. The organism’s distinctive, glowing presence was observed by multiple deep-sea missions between 2000 to 2021 but was simply referred to as “mystery mollusk.” ...

Anglerfish: The glowing lure predator - Anglerfish use a glowing lure on their heads to attract prey in the darkness of the deep ocean.

This group of deep-sea dwellers are best known for the bioluminescent lures dangling from their foreheads to attract predators, but they have also evolved some traits that have helped them defy ...

Bathydevius is a swimming sea slug that glows with bioluminescence and has a body with a paddle-like tail and a large gelatinous hood, and it’s the first sea slug found to live in the deep ocean.

Researchers have discovered a new species of glowing sea slug deep in the ocean’s midnight zone. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists said in a press release on Tuesday ...