Australian Sunset illuminated with the blue glow of bioluminescent algae.

Photo by Mohamed Ahsan

Words by Christine VanDyk Late at night, when the air is thick and darkness covers you like a blanket, tiny sparkles appear on the water. Out of the pitch black, schools of fish trace ribbons of light across the surface. Charles Darwin first noticed the strange occurrence in 1832 when the wake of his boat trailed a

Sea of Stars caused by microscopic organisms called bioluminescent phytoplankton - Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives.

Late night walk on the beach

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Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.