Suddenly the dark waters lit up with a “starry”-looking glow. ... An unusual new species of deep-sea animal. “Everyone in the control room let out a loud ‘Oooooh!’ at the same time.

And yet, the light not only finds a way through, it also somehow diffuses throughout the shell so that the entire structure starts to glow. Although hundreds of sea creatures can produce their own ...

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.

Deep below the surface of the South China Sea, a glow-in-the-dark creature swam through shadowy waters. Suddenly, something enveloped the sea creature and pulled it upward.

Like jellyfish, fungi, sea worms, and fireflies, some species of sea cucumbers glow in the dark. A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have found that 10 known deep-sea species are ...

‘Starry’ glow in deep sea near California turns out to be ‘gelatinous’ new species By Aspen Pflughoeft. Updated November 13, 2024 11:17 AM.