Bioluminescence, the natural phenomenon where living organisms emit light, has captivated scientists and designers alike.

For generations, sailors around the globe have reported a mysterious phenomenon: Vast areas of the ocean glow steadily at ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although bioluminescence has been observed for many centuries, its application in biomedicine is relatively recent. Scientists traced back the ...

Using statistical methods, the researchers derived an evolutionary tree of light-producing lineages. Fish evolved intrinsic bioluminescence—the ability to produce light without the aid of ...

CEO Mick Mulhall said that as of Monday morning, Mulhalls Garden + Home is carrying the first light-emitting plant. Called the Firefly Petunia, it’s a historic moment for the gardening industry, ...

Bioluminescent organisms produce and radiate light ... When luciferin chemically reacts with oxygen, it releases energy in the form of light. Different animals and plants contain different types of ...

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores ...

From Sailors to Satellites: A Curated Database of Bioluminescent Milky Seas Spanning 1600‐Present. Earth and Space Science , 2025; 12 (4) DOI: 10.1029/2024EA004082 Cite This Page : ...