From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have been using bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it
People have long been fascinated by organisms that can produce light. Aristotle, who was both a scientist and a philosopher, wrote the first detailed descriptions of what he called “cold light” more than 2,000 years ago. More recently, pioneering researchers such as World War II Army veteran Emmett Chappelle and deep immersion pilot Edith Widder … Read more