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 ...

Learn more about the golden sweeper, a type of fish that steals bioluminescent proteins from its prey to glow, a rare case of kleptoproteinism. There are many examples of members of the animal kingdom ...

While most of us might think of bioluminescence as an attractor—picture anglerfish luring prey with light in the depths—Clardy and his teammates found that V. mabahiss used its light to hide.

Boat tours have launched to tap into the interest right now in seeing the bioluminescence phenomenon that has been lighting up the ocean at night along the coast. Seats sold out quickly the first ...

SeaGlass Carousel in Battery Park (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The New York Aquarium opened in 1896 in Battery Park’s Castle Clinton, filling the sandstone fort with specimens of ...