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 ...

Good question! As climate change continues to affect the ocean, the number of jellyfish is expected to increase in some regions and decrease in others. Warmer waters often favor jellyfish growth, but ...

Multiple massive, rare jellyfish washed up on the Texas coast recently, surprising some beachgoers and feasting on a smaller jellyfish species. Jace Tunnell, the director of community engagement at ...

For Caribbean box jellyfish, learning is literally a no-brainer. In a new experiment, these animals learned to spot and avoid obstacles despite having no central brain, researchers report September 22 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jellyfish are an undeniable evolutionary success story, surviving at ...

Swimmers who feel “stinging water” near mangrove forests may be getting zapped by jellyfish snot. A species known as the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana) can sting other creatures without ...

Beach-goers haunted by nasty sea stings may be pleased to know there could be some karma in store for jellyfish. They’re currently on track to be used to generate human skin. That’s because the ...

The specimens are evidence of how little the squishy, tentacled predators have changed over the history of life on Earth. By Jack Tamisiea Jellyfish have been floating through Earth’s oceans seemingly ...