These places, called “bio bays,” glowing tiny microorganisms called dinoflagellates. When these tiny creatures are disturbed, they light up the water with a beautiful blue-green glow.

It might seem that it is the water itself that is glowing. But instead, the glow is caused by millions of tiny organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the water and sometimes make it glow.

Their populations are distributed depending on sea surface temperature, salinity, or depth. Many dinoflagellates are known to be bioluminescent. Laboratory experiments have provided insight into the ...

The bioluminescent bay on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques teems with microscopic life-forms called dinoflagellates, which light up whenever water nearby is disturbed. In the distance ...

We live in a magical world, but few things are as exhilarating as the glowing blue of beautiful bioluminescence. This is your ...

But Liz and I aren’t scientists, and we were definitely not there to eat. We were there because some species of dinoflagellates actually glow from within — a phenomenon known as bioluminescence. And ...

The spectacle, often caused by a bloom of bioluminescent phytoplankton, such as dinoflagellates, has many asking why organisms would risk burning energy trying to produce such captivating light in ...

Bioluminescent waves glow off the California coast. The phenomenon is associated with a red tide, or ... [+] an algae bloom, filled with dinoflagellates which react with bioluminescence when ...

At night, the waters emit a blue glow from organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the waters and light up when disturbed by boats, paddles or hands dipped in the water. Hundreds of ...

At night, the waters emit a blue glow from organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the waters and light up when disturbed by boats, paddles or hands dipped in the water. Hundreds of ...

The glow, caused by dinoflagellates, creates an unforgettable experience in the crystal-clear waters. 1. Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Representative Image: Unsplash) Betalbatim ...