Coral identified as oldest bioluminescent organism, suggesting a new model of ancient ecology. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 04 / 240424111704.htm ...

A new study resets the timing for the emergence of bioluminescence back to millions of years earlier than previously thought. By Sam Jones Bioluminescence is used throughout the animal kingdom ...

Bioluminescence offers some of the most awe-inspiring natural displays, where night waters turn into shimmering light shows.

Using genetic discoveries based on modern bioluminescent organisms, Japanese scientists have estimated coral bioluminescence to have originated in the Cambrian period, about 540 million years ago.

Want to see water glow like magic Visit Karnataka beaches close to Bengaluru and watch sea waves light up in blue. This ...

They are a diverse and ancient group of animals that includes some 3,500 species, many of which are bioluminescent. The colonial false gold coral Savalia displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in ...

In 2014, I started testing various coral species for bioluminescence, and since then I’ve been compiling a list. So now, every time I go out to sea, I test various corals for this trait.

Even before emerging in species such as Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), photographed above, bioluminescence first developed in species of coral. From fireflies to glow worms, algae to squid ...

The bamboo coral Isidella displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Our research focuses on octocorals – soft-bodied corals such as sea fans that have treelike ...

For bioluminescence on Pandora, the team used Earth’s dinoflagellates as the foundation. Dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms in coral reefs, and create bioluminescence themselves.

Thanks to its volcanic geography, it boasts some impressive underwater caverns and cave systems, which, combined with its ...

Anglerfish are among the ocean’s most bizarre creatures. This group of deep-sea dwellers are best known for the bioluminescent lures dangling from their foreheads to attract predators, but they ...