They’ll face traffic jams, algae blooms, sunburn and a rising threat – painful jellyfish encounters. Climate change, warming ocean temperatures, overfishing, invasive species and even ...

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Although most beachgoers know to steer clear of these gelatinous creatures while swimming in the water, most people don't realize that jellyfish can pose just as much of a threat when washed up on ...

This is a model of the atolla jellyfish, Atolla wyvillei. This species uses bioluminescence like a burglar alarm. When under threat it makes swirling patterns of light to attract larger predators that ...

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 ...

Others, like the hippos introduced to Colombia about 30 years ago, pose threats to the native wildlife they coexist with. While there have not yet been any major problems identified that are linked to ...

Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but ... currents or catch the wind with their pneumatophores. To avoid threats on the surface, they can deflate their air bags and briefly ...

The ongoing heat wave is bringing an increasing number of jellyfish to coastal waters this summer and swimmers and those playing along the beaches are being advised to take extra care.

These creatures are related to jellyfish. They have stinging tentacles ... It is not yet known if beadlet anemones pose any threats to native marine life.