Puerto Rico 's Mosquito Bay, located on Vieques Island, is a world-famous destination for its spectacular bioluminescence. It ...

It might seem that it is the water itself that is glowing. But instead, the glow is caused by millions of tiny organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the water and sometimes make it glow.

Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, ...

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 ...

But Liz and I aren’t scientists, and we were definitely not there to eat. We were there because some species of dinoflagellates actually glow from within — a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. And ...

krill light up to communicate or hide from predators and the single-celled organism - dinoflagellates - light up which makes the ocean glow at night. Biofluorescence seen on an emperor bird-of ...

The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans, also known as sea sparkle, is responsible for the blue-green glow that can be seen ...

At night, the waters emit a blue glow from organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the waters and light up when disturbed by boats, paddles or hands dipped in the water. Hundreds of ...

The dinoflagellates — single-celled phytoplankton ... tours and even advises on which dates to target for the ultimate glow experience. A good rule of thumb, however, is to make the journey ...