Photographer Ben Alldridge used specialized UV-sensitive techniques to capture an image of the Eastern Quoll biofluorescing ...

But it’s difficult to imagine any utility for some animals newly added to the glow chart, such as the Southern marsupial mole, which is blind and spends life entirely underground, Dr ...

Different animals emit light through different biological pathways, researchers said, so it’s unclear what the exact evolutionary function of the glow may be.

But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists report that deep-sea corals that lived 540 million years ago may have been the first animals to glow ...

On the island of Alcatraz, scientists recently found a type of "glowing" millipede that fluoresces under black lights. California is also home to other bioluminescent millipedes.

For animals that live in dark deep-sea waters, light is an effective way to communicate. When and why bioluminescence emerged. In a study published in April 2024, we presented the oldest record in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years - here’s what scientists still don’t know about it.