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 ...

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.

THREE new species of sharks have been found off the coast of New Zealand and they all glow in the dark. The amazing creatures were discovered by researchers hundreds of feet below the surface of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not only is this mechanism of biofluorescence different from how most marine creatures glow, but it may ... They noticed that the sharks' skin had two tones--light and dark--and extracted ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

Three new species of sharks have been found off the coast of New Zealand and they all glow in the dark. The amazing creatures were discovered by researchers hundreds of feet below the surface of ...