Microscopic plant-like organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in shallow waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer. Sunlight and warm temperatures in the ...

Southern California's coast has taken on an unusual appearance in recent days. Every night, the water gets a "beautiful blue glow." Videos from the coastline show dolphins jumping through glowing ...

Photographer Johnny Chien captured the glorious blue glow in the water caused by bioluminescent plankton at a Santa Cruz County beach in mid-July. "The bioluminescent plankton is back at Seacliff. I ...

Imagine standing on the beach at night, the sound of the waves gently lapping against the shore. Suddenly, as if by magic, the water starts to glow with a beautiful blue light. The glowing sea, also ...

The beautiful, electric blue glowing water can be tough to track in nature – usually lighting up far past bedtime and elusively moving from beach to beach with ocean currents. Other times, the ...

Waves light up blue in Morro Bay early Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, thanks to tiny, single-celled creatures called bioluminescent dinoflagellates that produce bursts of light when disturbed. Chloe Jones ...

Step into one of these destinations during just the right circumstances, and you might meet living organisms that look more sci-fi than Southern. Glowing worms dangling in Alabama canyons, ...

about developing cases of red tides that occur within plumes of dark-colored runoff from river and wetlands, sometimes causing “black water” events.

After the sun dips below the horizon, some places around the world begin to light up. These spots come alive with soft glows and nature-made (or human-made) light shows. Check out our top picks for ...

An expansive, glowing mass of marine life has been observed from space off the southern coast of Australia. NASA satellites captured the unusual turquoise glow blooming across the Great Australian ...

Casio is channeling the beauty of the ocean with its new G-Shock Hidden Glow Volume 2: Sea of Stars series. These watches bring a design that mimics the mesmerizing glow of bioluminescent plankton ...

Beatrix Beisner receives funding from NSERC and the FRQNT. She is Co-Director of the Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), a research network of 12 Québec universities.