For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can ...

Explore the phenomenon of glowing ocean events known as milky seas, created by bioluminescent bacteria visible from space.

The Maldives is famous for its pristine beaches, luxury resorts and clear waters, but there’s another reason this country in ...

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

For centuries, mariners have reported extraordinary glowing waters, known as milky seas, previously dismissed as myth. A new ...

The lights are the result of moving bioluminescent plankton, called dinoflagellates. When these are agitated, they emit a blue-green glow. Vaadhoo, an island in the Raa Atoll, has become best ...

Witnessing bioluminescent plankton is another spectacular natural phenomenon and one that’s less-experienced by travellers, say experts. This particular opportunity involves observing ocean ...

Another questioned, "Green? All photos from Galveston are blue," noting the annual blue "sea sparkle" caused by tiny, bioluminescent plankton that was last seen off the Bolivar Peninsula in early ...

This story appears in the February 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Daan Roosegaarde—urban architect, innovator, and night diver—finds bioluminescent plankton inspiring. “They don ...

“Milky seas” are different from the more common bioluminescent ocean events caused by a type of phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates. These organisms emit a blue glow when ...