Somewhere in the permanent darkness more than two miles beneath the Galápagos Islands, a remotely operated vehicle caught ...

Box jellyfish get their name from their cube-shaped bell, with long tentacles trailing from each corner. When alive in the water, those tentacles can stretch several feet. "Unlike most jellyfish, they ...

A neon-pink blob appears in my line of vision. Even though I’m wearing a snorkel mask, I’m holding my breath. Slowly, the blob floats closer and closer before suddenly puffing up like a balloon. The ...

Scientists suggest algae could be embedded within biosensors that glow when toxins detected in the environment The captivating blue glow emitted by a sea-dwelling species of algae has been harnessed ...

The ocean’s depths harbor one of nature’s most mesmerizing phenomena: bioluminescence, the biological production of light. In the perpetual darkness of the deep sea, where sunlight cannot penetrate, ...

Beachgoers in Southern California are being warned to watch out for non-lethal stinging jellyfish before they hit the water or sand this weekend. “LA County Lifeguard Division advises beachgoers to ...

Imagine walking through a dense forest at night, with the moon hidden behind clouds. Suddenly, specks of light flicker all around you, as if the stars have descended to the forest floor. This ...

This week’s Beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I found a ghostlike visitor washed ashore, an almost invisible jellyfish etched with delicate, radiating “ribs” that resemble fine glasswork.

Leaving behind their war-hardened hometown, a Ukrainian couple crossed an ocean to open the United States’ first Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach. Created by Yana Yanovska and Alex Yanovskyi, the ...

This week’s Beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I found a ghostlike visitor washed ashore: an almost invisible jellyfish etched with delicate, radiating “ribs” that resemble fine glasswork.