Their scientific name roughly translates to ‘fire body,’ which is appropriate because they’re known to exhibit bioluminescence. “Pyrosomes are filter feeders, and use cilia to draw plankton into their ...

Scuba diving off Mioskon, a minuscule islet in Indonesia’s far-flung Raja Ampat archipelago, I’m staring in disbelief at the wildy-colored hard and soft corals populating a gently-sloping reef. From ...