- Scientists have figured out why certain species of shark can absorb blue light in the ocean and essentially turn the light green, making them appear to glow. It's due to a newly discovered family of small-molecule metabolites in the lighter parts of the sharks' skin. https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/we-now-know-what-causes-these-two-shark-species-to-glow-green/ 6 comments science
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- Bioluminescence - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescence 8 comments
- Bright Green Biofluorescence in Sharks Derives from Bromo-Kynurenine Metabolism: iScience https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30244-5 0 comments
- The secret of how the mako shark swims so fast lies in its flexible scales | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/the-secret-of-how-the-mako-shark-swims-so-fast-lies-in-its-flexible-scales/ 0 comments
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