The breathtaking phenomenon of blue waves, known as 'bioluminescence' is caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton, specifically Noctiluca Scintillans, also known as "sea sparkle." It is a ...

"When the numbers are high enough, every crashing wave glows blue as billions of cells bioluminesce ... brightness is largely dependent on calm sea conditions, making ideal viewing hard to predict.

The sea was pitch black except for ... There were moments when entire waves, stretching about 25 meters, would turn completely blue, and the crowd would cheer,” he shares.

However, the ocean and its accompanying blue economy are actively being threatened by climate change, and problems will only ...

A Scripps Institution of Oceanography video shows dolphins gliding through electric blue waves off California. Photo by Christoffer Engstrom via Unsplash A video shot in California captured ...

which give the ocean a rusty brown hue during the day and an electric blue glow when agitated by waves or other movement at night. But now this bioluminescent algae is dying and releasing hydrogen ...

He said he’s been out at area beaches most of the last 10 nights documenting waves crashing neon blue, surfers riding ... by either scaring off hungry sea creatures or calling attention to ...