Science & Environment
Bioluminescence lights up Jervis Bay on Anzac Day
When the sun goes down, this microalgae really shines.
Tag: Bioluminescence
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Sparkling dolphins swim off Australia’s coast: this is what’s threatening the natural phenomenon
With so much human activity close to the shore and at sea, how much longer can we continue to enjoy this natural light show?
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Sparkling seas explained
A sinister truth lies behind the rise of beautiful night-time blooms of bioluminescent plankton.
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Bioluminescent beauties: Australian creatures that glow
Whether for defence or to lure prey, the bioluminescence of these Australian animals is one of nature’s most beautiful scenes.
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Bioluminescence: ‘sea sparkles’ light Tassie waters
Known as a ‘red tide’ by day, the microalgae Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’ emits a bioluminescent blue glow when disturbed at night. Over the last week, residents of Hobart, Tasmania, have been treated to a light show on the Derwent River, mostly around the South Arm Peninsula, as the dinoflagellate bloom has washed ashore. The bloom can be deadly to fish if it accumulates and gives off ammonia as the microalgae die.