Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly alarming rate of decline. But recently Antarctica has followed suit.
A swarm of jellyfish just outmatched one of Europe’s most powerful nuclear plants, slipping through filters, liquefying, and ...
Jellyfish are strange creatures, with each species having its own set of unique traits and quirks. One example is the warty ...
When deep-sea explorers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute went on expedition off the coast of Argentina, they were amazed to see an enormous creature floating through the gloom: a giant phantom ...
By about 200 meters, light fades fast, and below 1,000 meters the sea is functionally dark, forcing life to solve survival with stranger tools than most surface creatures ever need. That is why so ...
Often mistaken for their more dangerous relatives, the delicate by-the-wind sailors are largely harmless and rely on wind to ...
It's bigger than a double bed, weighs the same as a scrambler motorbike – and has one deadly sting... What are the largest jellyfish in the world? And how big can they grow? Stuart Blackman takes a ...
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 ...
Researchers are thrilled after catching footage of a Stygiomedusa gigantea, which is also known as a Giant Phantom Jellyfish. The rare creature was spotted off the coast of Argentina by the Schmidt ...
In a comprehensive expedition examining deep-sea ecosystems offshore the entire length of Argentina, scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's vessel R/V Falkor (too) have documented a rare phantom ...
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