The phenomenon is caused by organisms called Noctiluca scintillans, or "sea sparkle." Video courtesy of Reuters Follow TI: On Facebook More from Science The waters surrounding the city of Changle ...

nicknamed Sea Sparkle. It looks like algae and can act like algae. But it’s not quite. It is a single-celled organism that technically can function as both animal and plant. These type blooms ...

It took nearly 25 years for biologists to discover that a swimming and glowing organism in the ocean’s midnight zone was actually a sea slug. By William J. Broad Bruce Robison, a marine ...