Historical accounts of vast ocean waters glowing in the dark go back hundreds of years, and researchers are still trying to ...

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

Imagine plunging into a world where sunlight barely penetrates, and the darkness is suddenly broken by mysterious flashes of ...

The role of milky seas in the ecosystemMilky seas are different from the more common bioluminescent ocean events caused by a type of phytoplankton known as dinoflagellates. These organisms emit a ...

Bioluminescence (aka the ‘Sea of Stars’) is also visible on other islands in the Maldives, such as Mudhdhoo, in the Baa Atoll ...