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 dolphin in the glow of the bioluminescence off the coast of La Jolla. Photo credit: Screen shot, footage by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego A bioluminescent red tide off the coast of La Jolla has been ...

Beachgoers watch and record images of bioluminescent waves breaking in Huntington Beach on Jan. 2, 2024. Bioluminescence is light emitted by living things through chemical reactions in their bodies.

This is no watered-down phenomenon. Bright, neon-blue ocean currents are being seen off the California coast in a stunning display of bioluminescence. Gorgeous streaks of neon blue water, called ...

Scientists boarded the boat on May 16 to see if they could prompt the bioluminescence. They did. Screengrab of video shot by Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scientists from the Scripps Institution ...

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In late October and early November, many of Southern California’s beaches had bright blue waves. The glow was caused by large amounts of phytoplankton, a type of small photosynthetic organism at the ...

Gorgeous streaks of neon blue water, called bioluminescence, have returned to Southern California waters such as Venice Beach. Getty Images The gorgeous act of nature, where microsized algae brighten ...