“Studying these animals in the ocean is hard,” she says, “and we haven’t figured out how to follow a two-millimeter jellyfish and see what happens to it.” Editors' note, December ...

The animal kingdom is full of creatures that can inspire awe, wonder, and, sometimes, outright fear. While many animals play ...

Today these otherworldly creatures can be found around the world, from coastal shallows to the ocean deeps. Jellyfish are invertebrates – animals that don’t have a backbone – and belong to a group ...

So, The Oldest Living Animal Has To Be The ‘Immortal’ Jellyfish, Right? Despite the immortal jellyfish’s incredible ability to potentially live forever, claiming it as the oldest living ...

A recent study of gelatinous marine creatures revealed a curious ability in which two animals fuse and function as a single organism.

Corals rely on a simple nerve net to coordinate their feeding and symbiotic relationship with algae, ensuring survival without a brain. Sponges are among the simplest animals, lacking both brains and ...

Jellyfish are the largest creatures found in Arctic water. They have existed for 650 million years, making them older than dinosaurs. Jellyfish are in various types of colours, sizes ...

While this food production seems great for the jellyfish, the algae can also change its host animal's immunity, similar to ...

TOMOPTERIS Tomopteris is a genus of plankton (small floating marine organisms found all over the world’s oceans). While many ...

One young girl was badly stung on her arms and stomach while playing in the water near a popular children's playground at ...

Tunicate Sea Squirts: Starting life with a simple brain-like structure, sea squirts lose it after metamorphosis. They filter-feed, contributing to the health of marine ecosystems. Carpet Sea ...

Unlike larger animals, smaller species like jellyfish, starfish, seahorses and sand dollars have little control over where the ocean takes them. “They’re not very strong swimmers, so they’re ...