Over 500 million years ago, the Cambrian Period sparked an explosion of skeletal creativity. Salterella, a peculiar fossil, ...

Here are the U.S. beaches with the most jellyfish stings, plus which species are common, and expert tips on how to avoid and ...

A new species of venomous Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia mikazuki, has been discovered in northern Japan. Genetic evidence ...

A tiny Mediterranean jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, uses transdifferentiation to revert to a juvenile state and avoid death by aging, a process now studied for clues about human longevity.

A team of university students in Japan identified an entirely new species of the mighty Portuguese Man O’War. Described in a ...

Scientists in Japan discovered Physalia mikazuki, a new venomous jellyfish species carried north by warm currents.

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast Japan.

Panacea's Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory founder, who's fighting cancer at 83, talks about his remarkable career with sea ...