Japanese scientists confirm a new marine coral species, Corallizoanthus aureus, that glows in the dark and inhabits deep caves in the ocean.

Animals have all sorts of methods to keep them safe and help them survive. There are animals that are so well camouflaged you'd never see them right in front of you, which helps them hide from ...

Some animals produce their own light, no special effects involved. In certain cases, it helps them hunt or avoid predators. In others, it plays a role in communication or camouflage. While many of ...

The bamboo coral _Isidella_ displaying bioluminescence in the Caribbean in 2009. Sönke Johnsen, CC BY-ND Our research focuses on octocorals – soft-bodied corals such as sea fans that have treelike ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Many animals can glow in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shine an ultraviolet flashlight on flying squirrels, and they glow bright pink. Catch a scorpion on a full moon, and you’ll notice ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications Biology. The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming ...

In the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt and in the Banda Sea off the coast of Indonesia, more than two dozen animals were found to glow for the very first time by a dive team. Aviv Perets via Unsplash ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The same thing that makes their eyes glow helps cats see better in dim light. Cletus Waldman/EyeEm via Getty Images Curious Kids ...