Mysterious Glowing Mammals: An Unexpected Discovery Sparks a Scientific Investigation

While studying tree frogs in his Wisconsin backyard at night, ecologist Jonathan Martin shines an ultraviolet flashlight toward a chirp and sees something pink and luminous in the trees. It is a flying squirrel that appears to glow, an observation not previously documented. The discovery leads scientists at Northland College to form a research team. They investigate whether the phenomenon is unique, whether it occurs naturally, and whether other mammals glow. Their search through scientific records considers biofluorescence in creatures such as jellyfish, coral, sea anemones, frogs, and chameleons.