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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduction : Understanding jellyfish blooms / Carlos M. Duarte, Kylie A. Pitt, and Cathy H. Lucas -- What are jellyfish and thaliaceans and why do they bloom? / Cathy H. Lucas and Michael N. Dawson ...