"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

In a nutshell Milky seas are real, massive bioluminescent events that are sometimes larger than 100,000 square kilometers.

For centuries, sailors have reported eerie encounters with vast stretches of glowing oceans—what they described as “milky ...

For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...

The scientists onboard, who were conducting a broad study of marine bioluminescence, were equipped for this stroke of luck, and they quickly collected seawater samples for inspection. In addition ...

This work “challenges our view of how we perceive fish bioluminescence,” says David Gruber, a marine biologist at City University of New York who was not involved in the study. “In the past, we ...

This unpredictable category of glowing marine life, however ... From Australia to Wales, here are the best places to witness bioluminescent tides yourself. There’s no denying that Puerto ...

2 Not all bioluminescent marine organism systems can be used for animal imaging because the majority of them generate blue light that does not penetrate tissue appropriately for detection. Furthermore ...

and goes deep-sea diving with marine-bioluminescence specialist Edith Widder. Watch now (44 mins.) NOVA scienceNOW Episode 14 (July 2008) Examine bird songs and what they tell us about language ...

Bioluminescence, Widder believes ... She had unwittingly stowed away on a landmark mission. Until that time, marine biologists (William Beebe and a few others excepted) had relied on net samples ...

Milky seas are a rare bioluminescent phenomenon where vast areas of the ocean glow at night, sometimes for months. This glow, likely caused by Vibrio harveyi bacteria, has been reported by sailors for ...