There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and it's a widespread characteristic among marine animals. In 1962, the 'green fluorescent protein' (GFP) was identified in a ...

In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean's blue light into a bright green color that only other sharks can see--but how they biofluoresce has previously been unclear. In a ...

The largest disco on Earth is happening deep beneath the surface of the ocean, and no, you’re not invited. New footage from National Geographic researcher David Gruber and his team reveals a shark ...

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands — That’s not a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” floating before your eyes. You’re seeing the first biofluorescent reptile discovered by scientists. While filming small sharks and ...

NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) --The contrast of a catshark's bright green biofluorescence increases at greater ocean depths, and as new research shows, is most obvious at the depths where other members of ...

A larval-stage surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus). Surgeonfish are only biofluorescent as juveniles, according to John Sparks, curator of ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History. The ...