BETA
Chapter 1
The chemistry of living light
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Chapter 2
Glowing bays and beaches
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Chapter 3
Monsters of the deep ocean
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Chapter 4
Milky seas and giant glows
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The glowing seas
Ch 4 · Milky seas and giant glows
artiteacher Match glowing sea creatures to discover how they use bioluminescence to survive and hunt.
artiteacher Milky Seas
A sea of glass under a moonless sky, Trillions of tiny lights are drifting by.
artiteacher In 2005, scientists used satellite sensors to confirm and map a massive milky sea for the first time.
artiteacher Historically dismissed as sailor myths, milky seas have now been documented by modern military vessels.
Fun Fact
Space glow: In 2005, a satellite successfully photographed a glowing milky sea the size of Connecticut from over 500 miles above Earth.
Glossary
milky sea (noun)
A rare marine phenomenon in which vast areas of the ocean surface emit a continuous, uniform glow. In 1985, researchers aboard the USS Wilkes first sampled this phenomenon off Yemen.
A rare marine phenomenon in which vast areas of the ocean surface emit a continuous, uniform glow. In 1985, researchers aboard the USS Wilkes first sampled this phenomenon off Yemen.
Quiz
How large was the Somali coast milky sea detected by satellite sensors in 2005?
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In what year did a satellite first successfully map a massive milky sea from space?
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What is the ultimate ecological goal of engineering plants with luciferase genes?
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Which US military vessel famously documented reading books by the glow of a milky sea in 1977?