Deep inside New Zealand’s darkest caves and dampest forests lurk astonishing creatures that put on a breathtaking light show. New Zealand’s unique glowworms draw tourists in droves to marvel at the ...

A collaborative effort by an international team of scientists has led to to the discovery of a new luciferin from fireworm. The characterization of three key low-molecular-weight components of its ...

A research group comprising Brazilian and Japanese scientists has discovered how luciferase produced by the railroad worm Phrixothrix hirtus emits red light. Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the ...

image: Identification of the first luciferin-producing insect belonging to the order Diptera in the Neotropics paves the way for researchers to investigate other biochemical functions of the molecule ...