Bioluminescence in the Deep

The ocean is a mysterious place, that it sometimes glows was once believed to be just a legend, but it actually does. We think we know how it glows, but we still don't know why.

Detecting an Erie Sea Glow

Many ocean creatures also glow or bioluminesce in the depths of the ocean.

Others biofluorese or convert light into other kinds of light. Seeker documents the search for these organisms.