Biofluorescence is most common in marsupials. Opossums, platypuses, wombats and echidnas are all biofluorescent, as is the ...

The bright lights of big cities are wonders of the modern world; intended to help us work, stay safe and enjoy the world around us long after the sun has set. While artificial light has been great for ...

The BDA Glow Worm Society arose out of a joke. A few years ago, boat pilot and diver Chris Gauntlett posted a question on social media, asking when the glow worms would be out. Every month during the ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. One of the biggest challenges of photographing the native glow worms of New Zealand’s limestone caves is ...

Different organisms are capable of glowing for various reasons. Some do it for communication or to attract mates, while some glow to lure in prey. A group of researchers recently discovered a glowing ...

Now, scientists are a step closer to understanding the mechanisms behind the worm's glow. The parchment tube worm can be found on shallow, sandy seafloors all around the world. Its glow sets it apart ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. DENVER (KDVR) — After the sun went down in ...

Here, the parchment tube worm glows green under a black light. Its natural blue glow is difficult to capture on camera. One common sea worm has a rather uncommon trick: Chaeteopterus variopedatus – ...

A mysterious glowing worm has been discovered lighting up the soil in the Peruvian rainforest. The strange glow worms, which are thought to be the larval stage of an as-yet-unidentified species of ...