There was exciting news out of the Toledo Zoo over the weekend. According to a post on the Zoo’s social media pages, the institution has recorded the first documented case of biofluorescence in ...

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There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and it's a widespread characteristic among marine animals. In 1962, the 'green fluorescent protein' (GFP) was identified in a ...

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Feb. 27 (UPI) --Until now, scientists knew of only four biofluorescent amphibians, one salamander and three frog species. According to a new study, published this week in the journal Scientific ...

NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) --The contrast of a catshark's bright green biofluorescence increases at greater ocean depths, and as new research shows, is most obvious at the depths where other members of ...

Fish come in many shapes and sizes and now scientists have identified more than 180 species that glow in a wide range of colours and patterns. While the strange light show is not visible to humans, ...

Birds-of-paradise are among the most resplendent creatures on Earth, with long, elaborate feathers in eye-popping shades of ...

Frogs and salamanders have been keeping a secret from humans — they can actually glow in the dark. In fact, every single species of amphibian tested in a new study was able to glow under specific ...