Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

A collaborative team of Japanese and Brazilian scientists has identified a new species ... a striking red belly when observed from above. Its transparency, a common trait among jellyfish, the ...

Jellyfish can produce offspring both sexually and asexually; depending on the species, they may be able to create copies of themselves by dividing in two, or laying down little pods of cells ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spotted a surreal new species of jellyfish during an expedition to the "Enigma Seamount," a ridge in the Marianas Trench. The colorful ...

“The mildest reactions can look like little raised red bumps that coalesce into ... Coming in contact with venomous jellyfish species may lead to necrosis of the skin, Maxfield notes.

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. When the animals, nicknamed elegant jellyfish, were initially collected off the coast of Japan, they were assumed to be T. formosa, a species ...

Jellyfish come in incredible shapes, colours and sizes. Most jellyfishes’ bell-shaped bodies are between two centimetres and 40 centimetres across. However, some species can grow to more than two ...