The more humans have explored the deep oceans, the more examples we’ve found of animals with a seemingly magical talent: the ability to produce their own light, a feat called bioluminescence.

Most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean and they might have been doing it longer than thought (© 2020 MBARI pressroom@mbari.org) Bioluminescence first evolved in animals ...

The First Glow-In-The-Dark Animals May Have Been Ancient Corals Deep in the Ocean WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most ...

A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago WASHINGTON -- Many animals can glow in the dark.

WASHINGTON – Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists ...