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Sep 2012
36m 40s

Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish

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Science has a handle on fireflies and glowworms, but most bioluminescent animals live in the ocean and are tough to study. Today, researchers are still figuring out why some animals produce light. Dive with Josh and Chuck into this illuminating topic.

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