Soon after, the finger-size creatures, which owe their luminescence to a chemical reaction similar to the one seen in ...

The Lampyridae firefly survived the test of time as “the most widespread and abundant bioluminescent beetle,” which is already impressive from the perspective of evolution. But why did they ...

But the firefly is probably the Earth's most famous bioluminescent species. So what's happening inside the firefly's light cells? What's the secret to its glow? In the 19th century, French ...

After a month-long journey, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander has successfully entered orbit around the Moon. After nearly a ...

Although there are many bioluminescent organisms in the world, the firefly is one of the most famous owing to the extremely high efficiency of its bioluminescence reaction. Its bioluminescence ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although bioluminescence has been observed for many centuries, its application in biomedicine is relatively recent. Scientists traced back the ...

Kohrt, C.M. Florentine, M.J. Grossel, & B.R. Branchini. “A firefly luciferase dual color bioluminescence reporter assay using two substrates to simultaneously monitor two gene expression events” ...

The Firefly Petunia emits a continuous glow similar to moonlight. Its enchanting light is produced by genes isolated from bioluminescent mushrooms. The petunia has proven to be hugely popular ...

Tomopteris is a genus of plankton found across the world's oceans. While many plankton species are bioluminescent, Tomopteris is unique in emitting a rare yellow glow.

This light is created by a chemical reaction, and it is one example of a phenomenon called bioluminescence. Bioluminescent organisms produce and radiate light. There are thousands of bioluminescent ...