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

For three summers in a row, researchers working in the Mai Po Nature Reserve noticed something unusual drifting through the brackish shrimp ponds. At first glance, the small, translucent animal looked ...

A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city's Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China's waters. Baptist University ...

A Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)-led team has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong. The new jellyfish species, which belongs to the family ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The deadliest sea creature doesn’t have rows of teeth or crushing jaws. It’s a near-invisible ghost, with a glassy body and whisper-thin tentacles. Look too quickly, and you might miss any given ...

An article published today in the Open Access journal GigaScience [1] might make you squirm if you plan to hit the beach this summer. The article presents the draft genomes of three different ...

Sperm transfer in Copula sivickisi. The male (above) produces and transfers a spermatophore while grasping the female by the tentacles; the female (below) receives the spermatophore. Box jellyfish are ...

HONG KONG, April 19 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city's Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in ...