Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in ...

Plankton refers to all organisms suspended in all types of waters (oceans, lakes, rivers and even groundwaters), including viruses, bacteria, insects, larval fish and jellyfish.

Plankton refers to all organisms suspended in (oceans, lakes, rivers and even groundwaters), including viruses, bacteria, insects, larval fish and jellyfish.

Unlike many jellyfish, it feeds primarily by filtering plankton from the water thus they act as a kind of underwater vacuum cleaner. Though it can sting, it poses little threat to humans.

One of last summer’s strandings — a 7-foot-3-inch fish in Gearhart — proved to be a rare hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta. New ...

As temperatures soar and New Englanders hit the beach, officials are warning swimmers to watch out for massive jellyfish that ...

Jellyfish are well known for their ability to multiply en masse and influence coastal ecosystems. But what is less known is ...

One of those animals recently proven to be a new species was a jellyfish discovered off the coast of Japan. As it turns out, ...

What are sea lice? Experts explain how to treat itchy, stinging rashes from the tiny sea creatures filling South Carolina ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...