Bioluminescence kayaking is a magical way to experience the beauty of Zanzibar 's mangrove forests. This night-time adventure ...

Chennai's coastline recently dazzled with bioluminescent waves, captivating locals and tourists. This rare event, caused by marine organisms called dinoflagellates, highlighted environmental ...

Common bioluminescent species, include dinoflagellates, copepods, jellyfish, and squids. Amit Kumar, an associate professor at Centre for Climate Change Studies, Sathyabama University, who also ...

Hundreds of thousands of bioluminescent dinoflagellates live in each gallon of bay water, and the light show put on by these tiny creatures provide is truly a (natural) wonder to behold.

The dinoflagellates known as Lingulodinium polyedra use bioluminescence to avoid predators by either scaring off hungry sea creatures or calling attention to their location, which draws the ...

More information: Xuanting Hao, Quantifying Bioluminescent Light Intensity in Breaking Waves Using Numerical Simulations, Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL110884 Journal ...

The light show was produced by single-cell organisms called dinoflagellates, which produce an ethereal glow known as bioluminescence through an internal chemical reaction. "When agitated by ...

The phytoplankton bloom occurs when a species of the organism known as dinoflagellates reproduce rapidly in warmer and calmer waters. The algae are known to glow when disturbed leading to an eerie ...