Jellyfish are well known for their ability to multiply en masse and influence coastal ecosystems. But what is less known is that they have very diverse and sometimes surprising life cycles. In many ...

It is estimated that there are between 700,000 and one million creatures living in the ocean. To date, approximately 242,500 ...

MAINE, USA — If you've been to the beach lately, you may have noticed a surge of jellyfish in the surf or at least seen a few of them pop up in photos and videos on social media. Communities all ...

The Normal Jellyfish Life Cycle Immortal Jellyfish. Image by Danist Soh via Unsplash. To understand what makes Turritopsis dohrnii exceptional, it’s essential to understand the typical jellyfish life ...

In the vast blue expanse of our oceans, scientists have discovered something extraordinary: a jellyfish species that appears to defy one of nature’s most fundamental laws—death from aging. The ...

Plastic is choking our oceans. Sir David Attenborough told us during Blue Planet 2 that “we dump eight million tonnes of plastic into the sea every year”. It’s killing and harming marine life. Turtles ...

Some were as large as 6 feet in diameter, Record said. This year's sightings may be comparable. One lion’s mane jellyfish found this week at Willard Beach in South Portland spanned nearly 5 feet ...

As with so many findings, the so-called 'immortal jellyfish' was discovered by accident. During a visit to my laboratory in the 1980s, a German student, Christian Sommer, and my very first student, ...