The spectacle of thousands of jellyfish at Hobart's waterfront dock may be breathtaking, but a leading scientist has warned ...

The main species of jellyfish you're likely to encounter on Welsh beaches are: the lion's mane, compass, barrel or root mouth ...

A “phenomenal” amount of moon jellyfish have popped up on the Hobart waterfront in what one expert warns could be the last “gasp” of an ecosystem on the brink of collapse.

Beachgoers have spoken of their surprise at the "surreal" sight of thousands of dead jellyfish washed up on the shore. The moon jellyfish were spotted at Broadsands Beach near Ilfracombe.

What you're witnessing is bioluminescence, a key feature of some species of the ethereally quirky moon jellyfish. Its translucent, glowing white-sliver skin is what gives it such an otherworldly ...

Though a landlubber may say the robots look more like a stumpy octopus than a jellyfish, according to the paper the shape is actually most similar to a juvenile “ephyra stage” moon jellyfish ...

In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Moon jellyfish swarm in the cool autumnal waters of a fjord ...

The moon jelly is one of the more commonly seen species. Although many call them jellyfish, the term is actually inaccurate. Jellies do not breathe through a set of gills the way fish do ...