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Floating stars: An evening on California’s bioluminescent bay
The night is cool, still, almost silky, and I could stay in this moment forever, but from a nearby boat I hear the guide urge ...
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Natural phenomenon blue tear making Chinese sea glow blue
The waters surrounding the city of Changle in East China have been glowing blue for the past four days. The phenomenon is caused by organisms called Noctiluca scintillans, or "sea sparkle." ...
The ‘Sea of Stars’ is a ‘magical’ natural phenomenon – and it starts in April
‘However, holidaymakers may get lucky and see the Sea of Stars as early as April, as the Southwest Monsoon causes currents ...
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Tag: Noctiluca scintillans
Known as a ‘red tide’ by day, the microalgae Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’ emits a bioluminescent blue glow when disturbed at night. Over the last week, residents of Hobart, Tasmania, ...
The Hindu14d
Pokkali fields, backwaters in Chellanam, Kumbalanghi sparkle with ‘Kavaru’
‘Kavaru’ reminds one of the light emitted by fireflies or lightning bugs, which are beetles famous for their bioluminescent displays used by them to draw mates or deter predators. “The ...
BBC10mon
Biology KS3: How deep sea fish use bioluminescence to communicate
Professor Sophie Scott is joined by James Maclaine, a Curator of fish from the Natural History Museum, who shows her a number of deep sea fish and explains how they use light to communicate in ...