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March 3, 2021 by Nathan Perisic

Three new glow in the dark shark species discovered

Scientists off the coast of New Zealand discover three new deep-sea shark species. All three species glow in the dark. One of these sharks is now the largest known luminous vertebrae. Bioluminescence: When a living organism produces visible light through a chemical reaction. The phenomenon is widespread among marine life. However, this is the first […]

Filed Under: Biology, News, Science Tagged With: bioluminescence, glow in the dark, glow in the dark shark, new, new shark, new shark discovered

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