An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country's first such death in 15 years. Health officials said the 17 ...

Also known as the Indo-Pacific Sea Wasp, the box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri, is the world's most venomous marine creature, responsible for as many as 60 deaths in 50 years in Australia, as well as ...

Tommy Johnson was stung by a box jellyfish on February 22 while fishing along the Cape York Peninsula, police say. He was taken to Townsville Hospital for treatment but died on March 1. Chironex ...

One Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) contains enough venom to kill at least 60 people. Finding an antidote to the venom, however, can save lives. In a new study, scientists from Sydney ...

A five-year-old boy stung by a deadly box jellyfish at a beach in Australia is lucky to be alive and prompt treatment with vinegar helped save him. The boy was swimming at Casuarina Beach near Darwin, ...

Vinegar has long been used as a folk remedy for jellyfish stings, but recent research suggests that it might actually make things worse by causing more venom to be discharged into the body. This is at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several Atlantic box jellyfish have recently washed ashore on North Padre Island in the Coastal Bend. Jace Tunnell, with the Harte ...

(CNN) — It’s a beautiful afternoon on the beach. The sun is shining, you’re rolling in the waves, showing off the toned torso you worked on at the gym all winter. Suddenly a sharp, burning sensation ...

You’ve heard all the “cures” for jellyfish stings, from meat tenderizer to rubbing sand on it. But do any of them actually work? University of Hawaii professor Angel Yanagihara and John A. Burns ...