Hundreds of jellyfish threaten to shut down an Israeli power plant every summer. In recent years, several other power plants around the world have faced the same threat. More from Science Hundreds ...

For the most part, jellyfish are solitary creatures, drifting through the ocean alone. However, sometimes huge masses of jellyfish, known as blooms, occur. These are the result of an explosion in a ...

Jellyfish blooms are an issue for many countries. Not only Korea but also other countries have been battling rising numbers. Korea has tried various countermeasures, but no innovative or totally ...

In other parts of the world, swarms of jellyfish have menaced swimmers and clogged fishing nets. In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve ...

However, these blooms typically only last about a week or two — just long enough for them to carry out sexual reproduction. Freshwater jellyfish have been around some lakes in southern Canada ...

This week, researchers from University of Hawaii, Norway, and the UK have shown with innovative experiments that a rise in jellyfish blooms near the ocean’s surface may lead to jellyfish falls ...

Under the heading of 'Review of Jellyfish Blooms in the Mediterranean and Black Sea', the reports points out that fish stocks had still not recovered from a surge in the mauve-coloured Pelagia ...

Found near coastlines of almost all oceans, jellyfish, congregated to form blooms, can lead to serious ecological damage, ruining beaches, reducing fishery production, and damaging coastal power ...

A group of jellyfish is called a "bloom," "swarm," or "smack". These terms represent the wonders of jellyfish. World ...

They started encountering blooms of mauve stinger jellyfish as it got dark. Liz Askins/Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust The mauve stinger - Latin name Pelagia noctiluca - can glow in the dark Mr ...