Four new articles on bioluminescent topics have been published since the beginning of 2024: a review about the study of bioluminescence of fungi in a prestigious Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, two milestone articles about the use of fungal autonomic bioluminescence system, including in eukaryotic organisms, in Nature Methods and Science Advances and a fresh update about the study of bioluminescence mechanism of Henlea earthworm in BBRC.