However, they are not the only ones capable of “lighting up.” Let’s take a closer look at these 7 Bioluminescent Bugs, where ...

Gliding through bioluminescent mangroves on a kayak presents a magical experience, as paddlers observe the water illuminating ...

And these lightning bugs with their flickering light shows ... And those light cells are where the magic happens: the phenomenon of bioluminescence, when a chemical reaction in a living thing ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although bioluminescence has been observed for many centuries, its application in biomedicine is relatively recent. Scientists traced back the ...

Around 1370 Egyptian zoologist Al-Damiri included bioluminescent insects in his zoological dictionary. And in 1492, during his fateful approach to the Bahamas, Christopher Columbus observed ...

Some glowing mushrooms are believed to attract insects to disperse spores, but bioluminescence occurring in parts of the fungi that are underground does not fit this hypothesis. “It seems that ...

I write about the world of biology. The discovery of bioluminescent sand on a San Diego beach just a few days ago has reignited public fascination with the stunning natural phenomenon. The ...

As well as animals, many miniscule plant-like species and fungi can also create bioluminescence. About 75 species of fungi are capable of giving off an eerie, green light, possibly to attract insects ...