马尔代夫的海滩上充满了发光的浮游植物，看起来就像一片星星的海洋

在马尔代夫群岛度假时，台湾摄影师Will Ho偶然发现了一片神奇的海滩，上面覆盖着数百万发光的浮游植物。这些微小的生物体发出的光与萤火虫类似，当受到压力时，比如海浪撞击或其他情况下受到震动时，它们往往会发光。虽然这种现象及其化学机制已经为人所知有一段时间了，但生物学家直到最近才开始了解其背后的原因。你可以在Flickr上看到更多ho&s的照片。

While vacationing on the Maldives Islands, Taiwanese photographer Will Ho stumbled onto an incredible stretch of beach covered in millions of bioluminescent phytoplankton. These tiny organisms glow similarly to fireflies and tend to emit light when stressed, such as when waves crash or when they are otherwise agitated. While the phenomenon and its chemical mechanisms have been known for some time, biologists have only recently began to understand the reasons behind it. You can see a few more of Ho’s photographs over on Flickr.