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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...