One glow-in-the-dark animal is the swell shark. Swell sharks are shy shark species that aren't dangerous. Swell sharks are bioflourescent, which is why they glow. But that's not the only trick ...

You know those little glow-in-the-dark stars that dot the ceilings of children’s rooms? Yeah, I didn’t have stars. Instead, I had little glowing dolphins, starfish, and sharks “swimming ...

A kitefin shark is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, according to a new study. The shark lives in the dimly lit "twilight zone" of the ocean, and may glow to camouflage itself as it hunts.

The glow helps sharks identify each other and even fight ... The two types of sharks in the study have two skin tones, light and dark. During their research, Gruber and his colleagues realized ...

Its scientific name is Etmopterus benchleyi, after the shark conservationist and ... comes from the way it glows in the dark. All lanternsharks glow as a form of camouflage, called counter ...

A tiny shark captured in the Gulf of Mexico was identified as a new species of pocket shark that shoots glow-in-the-dark fluid from pouches near its gills, researchers said. A team of ...

Case in point: Scientists recently confirmed that three shark species found in New Zealand glow in the dark. Marine biologist Jérôme Mallefet and his team from the Université Catholique de ...

What attacks nuclear submarines, glows in the dark and looks like “a pencil ... “They’re bioluminescent too — they glow.” Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius brasiliensis) grow as large ...

NEW ZEALAND -- Scientists have taken the first ever photos of a glow-in-the-dark shark producing its own light. The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is the world's largest known bioluminescent ...

Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns serve.

If any further proof was needed of the vast unexplored wonders of the deep sea, this would fit the bill: researchers in New Zealand have discovered three new shark species that glow in the dark.

The best part of all is that Shark Week didn’t have to indulge in gimmicks or scare tactics to get viewers interested in these creatures. I mean, obviously. In fact, the episode was a notable ...