Why Do Waves Glow? The Amazing Science of Bioluminescence ✨

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Bioluminescence is surely one of the natural world’s most beautiful phenomena. ✨ In California’s Monterey Bay, the waves can be seen glowing a mysterious blue – a display that was even more stunning this year than most. 🌊 ↠Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerraMaterOfficial?sub_confirmation=1

But what causes the ocean to light up? And can a fish out of water really produce its own glow? In the first of our episodes on bioluminescence, we explore the tiny marine organisms behind this unique spectacle.

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Producer: Katrin Blaß
Executive Producer: Philip-Jamie Alcazar
Graphic: Jörg Eisenprobst
Voice-Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Audio Mix: Hubert Weninger

Original Production:
„David Attenborough’s Light on Earth”, written and directed by Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine and Paul Reddish.

Production:
Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH
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🧷 Footage:
- Reuters
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- NASA / Steven Miller & Steve Haddock
- FEMS Microbiology / NASA / Steven Miller & Steve Haddock
- Terra Mater Factual Studios: „David Attenborough’s Light on Earth“ a
Terra Mater Factual Studios production in co-production with CuriosityStream in association with BBC, UKTV and ABC Australia,
produced by Ammonite. Written and directed by Martin Dohrn, Joe Loncraine and Paul Reddish.

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