Bioluminescent Waves Have Made a Return to SoCal Shores
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography says the best place to see these waves has been on the north side of the Scripps Pier thanks to low light pollution.
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The Scripps Institution of Oceanography says the best place to see these waves has been on the north side of the Scripps Pier thanks to low light pollution.
A late-night beachcomber in Sydney caught a late Christmas gift from Mother Nature on camera, a neon blue wave, glowing with bioluminescence.
By Katie the Lowly Intern As a kid, I was always interested in bioluminescence:
<p>Researchers have developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or twisting. The materials derive their luminescence from single-celled algae known as dinoflagellates, which are embedded within the materials. The work was inspired by the bioluminescent waves caused by dinoflagellates during red tide events at San Diego’s beaches.</p>
A specific species of plankton drove the red tide that brought dramatic bioluminescent light shows to the San Diego coast in the spring of 2020.