KUANTAN - The public has been urged to exercise caution after hundreds of poisonous jellyfish from the species Physalia physalis, commonly known as the "Portuguese man o' war," washed ashore along ...

KUANTAN, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The public has been urged to exercise caution after hundreds of poisonous jellyfish from the species Physalia physalis, commonly known as the "Portuguese man o' war," ...

The infamous box jellyfish developed its frighteningly powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimp, so their struggle to escape wouldn’t damage its delicate tentacles.

Contact with a box-jellyfish can be fatal. Now, Australian researchers have discovered an antidote that blocks the symptoms of the sting, as long as it's applied to the skin within fifteen minutes.

Jellyfish have survived for over 500 million years, making them more ancient than the dinosaurs. Today these otherworldly creatures can be found around the world, from coastal shallows to the ocean ...

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...

And then it goes up yet another level.” These tiny, translucent jellyfish, with their softly shimmering tentacles, are responsible for about 150 to 200 stings in Australia each year, most in ...