Bioluminescence: Nature's Fireworks!
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This episode is supported by Curiosity Stream. For centuries, humans have been harnessing chemistry to create explosive awe inspiring light shows. But our celebrations aren’t Earth’s only dazzling light displays. Nature’s got fireworks of its own… [OPEN] Nearly all life on Earth is ultimately powered by light. But some special species have figured out how to make light for themselves. Our planet is full of creatures with the ability to bioluminesce. Not every animal that glows is bioluminescent. Animals like these jellyfish are fluorescent. They only glow after absorbing and emitting other light. But bioluminescent species carry their own light factories. Inside their bodies, chemicals called luciferins, along with oxygen and some ATP, react together with the help of an e...
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This episode is supported by Curiosity Stream. For centuries, humans have been harnessing chemistry to create explosive awe inspiring light shows. But our celebrations aren’t Earth’s only dazzling light displays. Nature’s got fireworks of its own… [OPEN] Nearly all life on Earth is ultimately powered by light. But some special species have figured out how to make light for themselves. Our planet is full of creatures with the ability to bioluminesce. Not every animal that glows is bioluminescent. Animals like these jellyfish are fluorescent. They only glow after absorbing and emitting other light. But bioluminescent species carry their own light factories. Inside their bodies, chemicals called luciferins, along with oxygen and some ATP, react together with the help of an e...
