SCIENTISTS PROVE GLOWING “MILKY SEAS” ARE REAL—AND BIG ENOUGH TO SEE FROM SPACE
For 400 years, sailors swore they saw the ocean light up at night like it was haunted or hosting a rave. Everyone thought they were just sleep-deprived or dramatic.
Plot twist: they were right.… pic.twitter.com/X6tRXa8Vs6
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 14, 2025
Scientists confirm glowing “milky seas” are real, caused by bioluminescent bacteria and large enough to be seen from space.
For 400 years, sailors swore they saw the ocean light up at night like it was haunted or hosting a rave. Everyone thought they were just sleep-deprived or dramatic.
Plot twist: they were right.
Scientists just figured out these glowing “milky seas” are real—and massive. Like, light-up-the-ocean-from-space massive. We’re talking bacteria named Vibrio harveyi having a glow party across 100,000 square kilometers. That’s like if the ocean had its own LED light mode.
A team from Colorado State built a giant database of these glow-ups and connected them to things like El Niño and other climate patterns you only pretend to understand in geography class.
Bottom line: The ocean’s been glowing for centuries, and now science finally caught the receipts.
