Researchers replaced the night sky in the painting with simulated supersonic ... confetti thrown into a turbulent wind or jellyfish in ocean currents — is transported by a turbulent flow.

“The Starry Night” is an oil-on-canvas painting that, the study noted ... such as drifting algae in the ocean or pieces of dust in the wind, are passively mixed around by turbulent flow.

The stunning image of sea mammals illuminated by bioluminescent plankton was a special treat on a recent Ocean Institute bioluminescence night cruise outside Dana Point Harbor. “Seeing dolphins ...