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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 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 recently snapped images of three species of shark living in the Pacific Ocean off of New Zealand that glow in the dark. The species aren't new, but this is the first time their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...