A recent study suggests that deep-sea corals from 540 million years ago might have been the first animals to glow. Marine creatures use light for various purposes, such as startling predators ...

A new study reveals that the phenomenon in deep reefs in which corals display glowing colors ... by the fact that creatures in the sea are able to glow. The phenomenon is very common in reef ...

In a new study, scientists report that deep-sea corals that lived 540 million years ago may have been the first animals to glow, far earlier than previously thought. “Light signaling is one of ...

They are a diverse and ancient group of animals that includes some 3,500 species, many of which are bioluminescent. Octocorals can create coral gardens and animal forests in the oceans, particularly ...

many of which are bioluminescent. The colonial false gold coral Savalia displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Octocorals can create coral gardens and animal ...

Deep beneath the surface of the Red Sea, a rainbow of glowing corals have been discovered that's unlike anything scientists have ever seen. "I was indeed surprised to find such a great color ...

Suddenly the dark waters lit up with a “starry”-looking glow. The source? An unusual new species of deep-sea animal ... kelp forests, and coral reefs,” the institute said.

“With their unique traits like bioluminescent lures ... who live in coral reef environments with their counterparts in the deep sea. The coastal frogfish had much lower rates of evolutionary ...

This image provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in April 2024 shows bioluminescence in the sea whip coral Funiculina ... it’s very important in deep waters,” said Andrea ...

Scientists found a bioluminescent deep-sea animal with a “gelatinous ... kelp forests, and coral reefs,” the institute said. Scientifically known as nudibranchs, these slug-like animals ...