Palau’s Jellyfish Lake is home to a rare, endangered species of non-stinging jellyfish. The journey to get there is long but ...

Tentacles meters long that can tangle around you and stingers ready to inject deadly venom. They can be almost entirely ...

Finding highly venomous box jellyfish that are almost invisible in water is not an easy task—but researching them is crucial so that we can learn how to safely avoid them. Stings from these "sea-wasps ...

During a recent research trip, scientists at Tohoku University and the National University of Singapore discovered an ...

The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department has issued a box jellyfish advisory for Waikiki beaches this morning. Lifeguards have posted warning signs after observing them in Waikiki. Officials also issued ...

Dr. Ainara Ballesteros is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environment and Marine Science ...

Many people enjoy spending their summers at the beach, listening to the waves, and exploring colorful tidepools. But too often, we forget that even the smallest and most unassuming creatures can be ...

Known as by-the-wind sailors because of the way they catch the ocean breeze using the sail-like fin on top of their bodies, ...

A photo of a white jellyfish with tentacles in the ocean. Jellyfish, such as this species, Rhizostoma pulmo, are often ...

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

Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of tiny blue jellyfish-like creatures are washing ashore along the California coast in a natural event that may be linked to developing El Niño conditions in ...