For three summers in a row, researchers working in the Mai Po Nature Reserve noticed something unusual drifting through the brackish shrimp ponds. At first glance, the small, translucent animal looked ...

Find out why the notorious box jellyfish deserves its loathsome reputation. The animal's toxins are among the strongest found ...

One of the biggest mysteries of evolution is how species first developed complex vision. Jellyfish are helping scientists solve this puzzle, as the group has independently evolved eyes at least nine ...

The deadliest sea creature doesn’t have rows of teeth or crushing jaws. It’s a near-invisible ghost, with a glassy body and whisper-thin tentacles. Look too quickly, and you might miss any given ...

A recently discovered box jellyfish species living in near Singapore looks nearly identical to another jellyfish previously discovered by the same scientist. But regardless of whe ...

Scientists have identified a new highly venomous box jellyfish species, Chironex blakangmati, near Singapore’s Sentosa Island ...

Discover the newly identified box jellyfish — and see how its unusual traits reveal how much scientists still have to learn.