The sea sparkle, a bioluminescent plankton, formally known as Noctiluca scintillans, has been illuminating the night along ...

Photographers have been capturing "unforgettable" scenes of the sea lit with glowing plankton bioluminescence. Bioluminescence describes the light some living creatures, such as plankton and ...

"Every splash, every jump, made the sea just light up. It won't be an experience we forget easily." Photographers and nature lovers have been watching bioluminescent plankton glowing off the Welsh ...

Stunning images captured the moment the sea lit up with vibrant bioluminescent plankton that is rarely seen in the UK. The stunning display of blue swirls and waves was seen yesterday evening at ...

The waters surrounding the city of Changle in East China have been glowing blue for the past four days. The phenomenon is caused by organisms called Noctiluca scintillans, or "sea sparkle." ...

A bright blue phenomenon is playing out in waters of southern Tasmania at the moment, but you have to be out at night to see ...

Known as a ‘red tide’ by day, the microalgae Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’ emits a bioluminescent blue glow when disturbed at night. Over the last week, residents of Hobart, Tasmania, ...

Professor Sophie Scott is joined by James Maclaine, a Curator of fish from the Natural History Museum, who shows her a number of deep sea fish and explains how they use light to communicate in ...