PHOENIX — The sun began to set on a November Friday with temperatures in the 70s at the so-called “Arizona Beach,” Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico. The melody of the waves and the reddish color on the horizon seemed like the perfect combination—until what looked like a blue light began to spread across the beach.

My family and I were at a resort on Sandy Beach trying to catch the day’s last rays of sunlight when we started to see the light that appeared as the waves reached the shore.

It was marine bioluminescence, something we had never experienced before.

What is marine bioluminescence?

Some ocean animals produce bioluminescent bacteria that generate light. An enzyme called luciferin reacts with oxygen to create light. After the chemical reaction, it becomes Luciferase, which is recyc

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