From shark bites to stingray stings, these viral clips show what happens when people mess with sea creatures they shouldn’t.

Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. If you’re an injured comb jellyfish, you might just need another of your species to meld with. That’s what biologists at the University of Chicago’s Marine Biological ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — While most of us dread seeing one of these slimy sea dwellers when we’re swimming, it’s a treat to watch them in the jellyfish tank at the Virginia Aquarium. “These are new ...

It’s evident that summer is around the corner, as thousands of tiny sea creatures reminiscent of crispy potato chips have reappeared across the California coastline. The jellyfishlike creatures, ...

Jellyfish-like sea creatures have washed ashore on the beaches of Northern California. Known as Velella velella, or “by-the-wind sailors,” the creatures appear to have arrived in droves in coastal ...