The development of probes for biomolecular imaging and diagnostics is a very active
research area. Among the different imaging modalities, optics emerged since it is a …

Bioluminescence spans all oceanic dimensions and has evolved many times—from bacteria
to fish—to powerfully influence behavioral and ecosystem dynamics. New methods and …

The mesopelagic zone is the oceanic region through which carbon and other elements must
pass in order to reach deeper waters or the sea floor. However, the food web interactions …

Highlights•Animals vary in their ability to perceive changes in their environment
visually.•Temporal perception can be quantified using critical flicker fusion (CFF).•High CFF …

The rates of metabolism in animals vary tremendously throughout the biosphere. The origins
of this variation are a matter of active debate with some scientists highlighting the …

The discovery of fluorescent proteins has revolutionized experimental biology. Whereas the
majority of fluorescent proteins have been identified from cnidarians, recently several …

Food web linkages, or the feeding relationships between species inhabiting a shared
ecosystem, are an ecological lens through which ecosystem structure and function can be …

Optical techniques used in medical diagnosis, surgery, and therapy require efficient and
flexible delivery of light from light sources to target tissues. While this need is currently …

Fluorescence is a physico-chemical energy exchange where shorter-wavelength photons
are absorbed by a molecule and are re-emitted as longer-wavelength photons. It has been …

Light influences most ecosystems on earth, from sun-dappled forests to bioluminescent
creatures in the ocean deep. Biologists have long studied nano-and micro-scale organismal …