Photographer Johnny Chien captured the glorious blue glow in the water caused by bioluminescent plankton at a Santa Cruz County beach in mid-July. "The bioluminescent plankton is back at Seacliff. I ...

Microscopic plant-like organisms that form dazzling turquoise displays in shallow waters have returned as spring in North America transitions into a wet summer. Sunlight and warm temperatures in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine stepping into a world where the ocean glows under your fingertips, where every wave sparkles like liquid starlight, and ...

Southern California's coast has taken on an unusual appearance in recent days. Every night, the water gets a "beautiful blue glow." Videos from the coastline show dolphins jumping through glowing ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have identified a microscopic “ruthless predator” that could reshape how researchers understand Southern ...

Red tides are being spotted off the coast of San Diego, which means glowing bioluminescent waves may be coming back. The first sign of a red tide is noticeable discoloration in the water. Oceans will ...

A new study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla is providing a first-of-its-kind look at the biology of a little-understood species of predatory plankton that ...

Editor’s note: The original photos in this story were removed because Chron could not independently verify their origin. Each year, shore waves along the Texas coastline are illuminated with flashes ...

The nighttime surf at many San Diego County beaches, including in La Jolla, is again flashing neon-blue light stemming from plankton blooms. Beach-goers recently have reported seeing the ...

A new study exploring the biochemical potential of marine dinoflagellates suggests that 250 mL of plankton culture can match the brightness of a 100-W incandescent bulb, offering a revolutionary path ...

CHIGASAKI, Kanagawa -- The water along the shoreline glowed blue and white due to "sea sparkle" plankton on the Shonan coast, south of Tokyo, from lat･･･ ...

Imagine stepping into a world where the ocean glows under your fingertips, where every wave sparkles like liquid starlight, and the night comes alive with an otherworldly shimmer. That’s the magic of ...