Algae invasion! Sea Ghosts create beautiful light show on China’s beach

Blue bioluminescence produced by red Noctiluca scintillans near Taiwan’s Matsu Islands

China’s Xiangbi’ao beach shone with a majestic sparkling glow-in-the-dark blue hue last week after a natural phenomenon called “Sea Ghosts” invaded the waters. Sea Ghost or “Sea Sparkle” is created by the growth of an algal bloom called Noctiluca scintallans, a type of single-cell animal that loves to munch on plankton.

Read more

Check out the remarkable photos of hikers walking on crystal-clear lake ice

5 image thumb7

38-year-old Slovak hiker Tomas Nanuk made a short video of him and his friends walking across the crystal clear ice of an incredible frozen lake while hiking up Slovakia’s High Tatras mountain range. Showing hikers who look like they’re walking on thin air, the video, titled “Walking on beautiful clean ice in Slovakian Mountains,” was…

Read more