Swell sharks glow in the dark, but these animals have another impressive trick that's how they got their name.

A team of researchers in New Zealand have discovered yet another mystery lurking in the deepest, mostly unexplored depths of our planet's oceans: three species of sharks that can glow in the dark ...

The glow helps sharks identify each other and even fight against infection on a microbial level. The study, focusing on swell sharks and chain catsharks, published Thursday in the journal iScience .

The kitefin shark can grow to 6 feet long, and its luminescence helps it blend in with the glow from the ocean's surface. Frontiers in Marine Science Jaws and its pals just upped the ante.

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 first detailed study of the rare splendid lantern shark reveals that not only does it glow in the dark, but the light effects create a "cloak of invisibility" that helps shield it from predators.

Scientists find three glow-in-the-dark sharks. By Mike Wehner. Published Mar 3rd, 2021 11:14PM EST. Image: The Ocean Agency/Adobe.

Its scientific name is Etmopterus benchleyi, after the shark conservationist and Jaws author Peter Benchley. But its common, and infinitely cooler, name is Ninja Lanternshark. If that sounds like ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...

While we often wonder what sort of life might be discovered as we explore space, there is still much to be known about our own planet. The deep seas hold a great deal of mystery, and researchers ...