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Bioluminescent “milky seas” have puzzled sailors and scientists for centuries. However, thanks to a new database of 400 years of observations, scientists are finally uncovering what may be the cause behind this rare and spectacular glow: a bioluminescent bacterium.

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the secrets of this ghostly phenomenon.

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