2023年3月17日 · When you hear the word bioluminescence, do you think of glowing ocean waves under a dark sky? Many do. But, bioluminescence includes all life that – through a chemical reaction – emits light....

2024年2月14日 · Glowing bioluminescent waves have returned to San Diego. The natural phenomenon can happen almost any time of the year but more often in spring to early fall.

Bioluminescence occurs in multifarious organisms ranging from marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some bioluminescent bacteria, dinoflagellates and terrestrial arthropods such as fireflies.

2024年1月16日 · Bioluminescent dinoflagellates (a kind of algae) light up many beaches and waves around the world. One of these dinoflagellates are rightly called sea sparkles as they make the sea sparkle blue!

2025年1月24日 · What are Bioluminescent Waves? The glowing turquoise/green wave light show, known as bioluminescence, is a chemical process in which living organisms emit light. Various marine animals, such as fish, squid, crustaceans, and algae, can produce bioluminescence. This phenomenon confuses predators, attracts prey, or entices potential mates.

2025年3月17日 · Bioluminescent waves are primarily caused by dinoflagellates—tiny marine plankton that emit light when disturbed. These microorganisms can sometimes gather in massive numbers, creating a shimmering blanket over the ocean, particularly visible at night.

The biological light, or bioluminescence, in the waves is the product of marine microbes called phytoplankton—and now scientists think they know how some of these life-forms create their...

2025年3月23日 · Bioluminescent waves have become a captivating spectacle along many U.S. coastlines, enchanting observers with their ethereal glow. Often compared to flipping the switch on an underwater galaxy, this natural phenomenon has sparked curiosity and …

2023年9月1日 · Beachgoers spotted bright blue, glowing waves in Southern California’s coastline this week. The bioluminescence waves, which turn the ocean red during the day and glow neon blue night, have...

Therefore, the luminescence light is incoherent (the emitted waves are not in phase with each other) in this case. Sometimes the emission of luminescence can be stimulated by irradiation with photons of the same frequency as that of the emitted light; such stimulated transitions are used in lasers, which produce very intensive beams of coherent ...