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Glow-in-the Dark Grunions

Watch a video that captures the California grunion's sparkly nocturnal mating event, which happens along the coast every year.

A skeletal looking Vinciguerria mabahiss under a microscope and black background

The Lights Below
A new study shines a light on the mechanics of bioluminescence in the rare fish Vinciguerria mabahiss and we explore some of the other fish lighting up the deep
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