The more humans have explored the deep oceans, the more examples we’ve found of animals with a seemingly magical talent: the ability to produce their own light, a feat called bioluminescence.

The First Glow-In-The-Dark Animals May Have Been Ancient Corals Deep in the Ocean WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most ...

Lead author Danielle DeLeo, a museum research associate and former postdoctoral fellow, said: “We wanted to figure out the timing of the origin of bioluminescence, and octocorals are one of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived ... ago and very likely had the ability to glow. They reported their findings Tuesday.

Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists report that deep-sea ...