Many people just found out that flashlight fish exist, thanks to the viral tweet below. The glowing fish have lights under their eyes that blink on and off. But it turns out that there’s even more ...

The flashlight fish uses bioluminescent light to detect and feed on its planktonic prey, according to a study published February 8, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jens Hellinger from Ruhr ...

“The first time I remember seeing anything bioluminescent I was in Puerto Rico, about 2006, and we were down there doing coral restoration work, which is amazing in itself,” says divemaster Barrett ...

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This species of flashlight fish, Anomalops katoptron, is about the size of an index finger and is found in the western and central Pacific Ocean. The glowing light is created by bacteria the ...

Bioluminescence refers to visible (to humans) light-emission by living organisms, by means of chemical interactions. Some organisms generate light themselves, while others have mutualistic ...

Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence -- the biological production of light -- is one of the flashier survival tools used for luring prey, communication, and ...

Being told "you're absolutely glowing" by a best buddy is just the sort of sweet statement we remember forever. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. After all, it is a compliment ...

For a moment, I cradled the Milky Way in my hands. There, cupped in my open palms, lay dozens upon dozens of glittering stars. One by one, they faded to black. Yet all I had to do was scoop a hand ...