The ocean waters surrounding the South Pacific’s Solomon Islands are home to diverse communities of fish, corals, and other animals. Many of these marine species can absorb light and emit it as another color, a process called biofluorescence. American Museum of Natural History scientists dove deep to investigate creatures that illuminate the ocean, and to better understand how and why they transform light.
In "The Fish," Museum scientists collect and analyze hundreds of species to find out how many fish groups are biofluorescent and how they might use light to communicate.
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Explore21 is a new Museum initiative to support scientific exploration that integrates fieldwork with emerging technologies, unlocking secrets of the natural world.
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This program is proudly sponsored by the Irma and Paul Milstein Family.
The Museum greatly acknowledges the Dalio Foundation for its generous support of the inaugural Explore21 expedition.
The Museum’s Explore21 Initiative is generously supported by the leadership contributions of Katheryn P. and Thomas L. Kempner, Jr., and Linda R. and William E. Macaulay.
The research presented here was funded by National Geographic Waitt Grants W214-12 and W101-10.
Science Bulletins is a production of the National Center for Science Literacy, Education, and Technology (NCSLET), part of the Department of Education at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Explore21: The Magic of the Deep
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PLOS ONE: The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon
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Researchers Reveal Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence
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Luminescent Lab: Biofluorescent Life
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Sparks Lab Research Projects
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