Dinoflagellates light up whenever the water ... more than four-fifths live in the ocean. So what is it about the ocean? That’s what I’ve come aboard the Western Flyer to find out.

Luciferin reacts with oxygen to produce blue-colored light in the ocean. It happens in the presence of an enzyme called luciferase. When the water where dinoflagellates live is disturbed, it triggers ...

We’d come in search of dinoflagellates — single-celled organisms found in all the world’s oceans. Dinoflagellate populations respond quickly to variations in water temperatures, weather conditions and ...

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