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Jellyfish creates virtual floor to swim efficiently

3 years 10 months ago By Catherine GS Lim

Researchers have known that an animal swimming parallel to a solid surface receive a subsequent boost in performance, thus allowing them to utilise less energy when moving around.

"Rare jellyfish" not so rare after all

6 years 2 weeks ago By Annie Won

The jellyfish was first discovered in 1827 in the Strait of Gibraltar by French naturalists Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard. At that time, as many as nine specimens were found.

Tiny corals seen ganging up to consume jellyfish

6 years 4 months ago By Annie Won

For the first time, cave-dwelling corals measuring just several millimetres have been observed working together to catch and consume jellyfish much larger than them.

Invasive jellyfish ride on ocean currents

6 years 6 months ago By Annie Won

The first comprehensive inventory of Mnemiopsis leidyi in European waters has been published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, and this brings to light evidence that we have been underestimating the role of ocean curren

New jellyfish species discovered in Chesapeake Bay

7 years 1 month ago By Annie Won

Sometimes, there’s no need to plunge into the ocean depths or venture into a rainforest to discover a new species. Sometimes, all you need to do is simply to take a closer look.

Jellyfish appear to sleep - and they have no brain

7 years 2 months ago By Main Minion

Sleep is older that the brain

Data on 958 types of South American jellyfish compiled in census

7 years 11 months ago By Annie Won

The project was coordinated by Antonio Carlos Marques, a professor at the University of São Paulo's Biosciences Institute and director of its Marine Biology Center, and Otto Muller Patrão de Oliveira, a professor at the Federal University of the A

Projected “Jellygeddon” yet to materialize

8 years 3 months ago By Scott Bennett

For two decades, sensationalist headlines have prophesied the gelatinous end to the oceans as we know them.

Jellyfish stings: Hot water better than ice

8 years 6 months ago By Main Minion

After combing through more than 2,000 articles and conducting a systematic review of the evidence for the use of heat or ice in the treatment of cnidarian envenomations, the team concluded that the majority of studies to date support the use of ho

Oceanic shapeshifters

9 years 5 months ago By Main Minion

Animals are endowed with the capacity to repair injuries. Some animals simply heal the wound, whereas others are able to regenerate lost parts.

Two new species of deadly jellyfish discovered floating around off Australia

10 years 3 months ago By Main Minion

Irukandji jellyfish are highly venomous and dangerous, hospitalizing up to 100 people annually in Australia.

Record jellyfish numbers flocking to British waters

10 years 4 months ago By Scott Bennett

According to a new study by the Marine Conservation Society and the University of Exeter, last year saw record jellyfish numbers in British seas and is expected to be equaled this year, with billions of the creatures already congregating by mid-

Zinc can treat deadly jelllfish stings

11 years 11 months ago By Main Minion

But in mouse and human blood, the venom’s effects appeared to be blocked by zinc, the scientists report. So Dr. Yanagihara says she is advising a company that is seeking to develop antidotes using the compound zinc gluconate.