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fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Island-hopping in Sweden: an enchanted maze of tiny isles only a bus ride from Gothenburg

Bioluminescent seas and deserted islands near Halso offer serene, night kayaking experiences accessible via short transit from Gothenburg.
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fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Caribbean Island Has Secluded White-sand Beaches and a Bioluminescent Bay-With No Passport Required to Get There

Vieques offers secluded Caribbean beaches, bioluminescent bays, wild horses, and boutique lodging a short, passport-free trip from the U.S. mainland.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Pipilotti Rist's Installation at the Portland Art Museum Invites You to Lay Down and Gaze Up

Early this year, Spanish marine research organization Condrik Tenerife shared what may be the first recorded footage of a black seadevil anglerfish in daylight, near the ocean's surface. The toothy species, famous for its bioluminescent lure, typically spends its entire life navigating darkness thousands of feet below sea level-which lent this particular anglerfish's ascent a sort of heartwrenching magic, despite the fact that she likely made the trip due to stress or illness.
Arts
fromNature
3 months ago

A limerick competition celebrates science through rhyme

Submissions of scientifically inspired verse, and footsteps glow in a dark field, in this week's pick from the Nature archive.
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fromFuturism
4 months ago

Chinese Scientists Create Bright, Multi-Colored Glowing Plants

Chinese scientists produced sunlight-rechargeable, multi-colored glowing succulents using luminescent nanoparticles that create bright, night-light–level bioluminescence without genetic modification.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Cosmic' bioluminescent algae lights up Melbourne's St Kilda beach

Bioluminescent noctiluca scintillans produced bright blue-pink displays off St Kilda, attracting crowds while indicating ecological stress linked to rising ocean temperatures.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Brooklyn

Climate change is killing fireflies threatening a US summer ritual

Fireflies have seen a resurgence this summer, but their long-term survival is uncertain due to environmental threats.
fromThe Walrus
7 months ago
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A Son, a Scientist, and the Secret of Bioluminescence | The Walrus

Fireflies produce light without heat through a chemical reaction involving luciferin and luciferase, raising questions about energy release.
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fromFast Company
6 months ago

This glowing, otherworldly dress is made from millions of living organisms

Stella Maxwell wore a dress made from 125 million bioluminescent Pyrocystis lunula microalgae, revealing light when touched during Iris van Herpen's haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week.
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Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

I'm obsessed with brittle stars: fish often nip off bits of their arms but they regenerate

Brittle stars are bioluminescent, ornate, and capable of remarkable regeneration, thriving in diverse marine environments.
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fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

Glowing patches of bacteria could solve a centuries-old maritime mystery

Milky seas are vast glowing patches of ocean, historically reported but scientifically understudied, prompting new research efforts to understand their occurrence.
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