The 'David Packard' is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

At these extreme altitudes, water vapor condenses onto tiny particles — often meteoric dust or volcanic debris — forming minuscule ice crystals, which gives them a radiant glow as they reflect ...

For centuries, sailors spotted a soft white light across ocean waters, known as "milky seas." A new study examines the ...

(CNN)-- Research into the mysterious green glow of a jellyfish earned three scientists this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the Nobel Foundation announced Wednesday. Osamu Shimomura of the ...

This jellyfish species, reaching up to 7 inches ... One of its most fascinating features is its ability to glow green. Some species of crystal jelly produce bioluminescence to startle potential ...

In 2011 scientists created glow-in-the-dark cats. The researchers took a gene from a glowing jellyfish and inserted it into the unfertilized eggs of house cats. It was a neat trick, but they had a ...

This guide covers the types of jellyfish in Spain , their danger levels, and what to do if you get stung following an ...

There are thousands of bioluminescent animals, including species of fishes, squid, shrimps and jellyfish. The light these creatures emit is created inside their bodies, meaning they are able to glow ...

Among them: a type of giant red jellyfish three feet wide, sponges shaped like umbrellas, and pulsating rope-like creatures with tentacles that glow in the dark called siphonophores that can grow ...