Fleets of tiny translucent umbrellas, each about the size of a lentil, waft through the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. These miniature jellyfish, known as Turritopsis dohrnii, wave and grasp with ...

In the vast depths of our oceans swims a tiny creature that possesses what humans have sought for millennia: immortality.

In the dark and cold of the months-long polar night, food resources are limited. Some groups of marine organisms in the polar regions overcome this challenge by going into a metabolic resting state in ...

A tiny Mediterranean jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, uses transdifferentiation to revert to a juvenile state and avoid death ...

Scientists devised a new model to study the seemingly-simple jellyfish nervous system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jellyfish ...

Nomad jellyfish recently swarmed by the thousands. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Jellyfish are swarming in massive numbers in ...

For a hungry fish in search of a meal, a jellyfish would seem to be a huge disappointment. These gelatinous animals are 95 percent water. As a result, a cup of live jellyfish provides just five ...