Cuttlefish are already among nature's most impressive shape-shifting creatures. In a very short time, they can change the color, pattern, and texture of their skin for camouflage or communication. Dr.

Walk into the right forest at the right hour, and you might swear you’ve stumbled into a fantasy film set. Pale green light pulses from rotting logs. Mushroom caps glow like tiny lanterns anchored to ...

Glow-in-the-dark isn’t a phenomenon reserved for Fourth of July parties and laser tag games. Smokies species ranging from fireflies to flying squirrels have natural adaptations that allow them to emit ...

Explore bioluminescence, the living lights of Earth's deep oceans and forests. Discover the science behind nature's glow, from fireflies to deep-sea creatu ...

The best places to see bioluminescence around the world sit atop many travelers’ bucket lists. Whether it's through the pages of glossy magazines like ours, glittering on social media feeds, or told ...

It's that time of the year again – when nature photo competition winners are announced and we get to look at some amazing images that remind us that the world is made up of more than AI slop. For now, ...

Read all the way to the end – we save the one detail most people never think about for last. We spend so much time marveling at birdsong, whale calls, and the howl of wolves at dusk. Yet the animal ...

Peak bioluminescence season is still going strong, but there are only about six weeks left to experience these glowing waters before the phenomenon changes ...

This year’s cuttlefish season has been unlike any other. Every winter, more than 100,000 giant Australian cuttlefish can usually be found mating along the rocky coastline of Point Lowly, northeast of ...

Director Tasha Van Zandt went to great lengths to make her documentary A Life Illuminated – and to enormous depths. More than 3,000 feet, in fact. Van Zandt descended over half a mile to the ocean ...

The connection between the King of Pop and the phenomenon of bioluminescence may be tenuous, but kayak guide Suki Waters links the two in nearly poetic fashion. “On the strongest nights, you can dip ...