Field expeditions in marine biology can be unpredictable. Sometimes, they yield little more than old barnacles; other times, ...

Over summer, several big jellyfish blooms were sighted in southern Australian waters. What might be behind these swarms?

When it comes to certain creatures on Earth, the list of what we don’t know about them is often longer than what we do. One such animal is Chirodectes maculatus, a very rare type of box jellyfish. To ...

Top contenders for the nastiest sting range from bullet ants to warrior wasps and tiny jellyfish. To find out which is most ...

Find out why the notorious box jellyfish deserves its loathsome reputation. The animal's toxins are among the strongest found ...

PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Visitors to Port Aransas and Padre Island beaches may have encountered an unusual sight lately: a cotton candy-looking jellyfish. The rare “pink meanie” jellyfish are washing ...

Peek inside the new Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach, which opened March 27, and glimpse dozens of mysterious jellies ...

The Beachcombing Report is written by Jace Tunnell, the Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institue at ...

In a few well-documented regions, venomous jellyfish appear regularly enough that local authorities issue warnings, install ...