Join us on an exhilarating journey from the classroom to the vibrant coral reefs of Sydney, Australia, where a high school teacher discovers the ultimate stress relief through freediving. Dive into ...

This new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 137-001, framed against a bright background as it moves through the heart of galaxy cluster Abell 3627. ESA/Hubble ESA/Hubble A team of astrophysicists ...

Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. Jellyfish galaxies are named for the long, tentacle-like streams ...

TEXAS, USA — A couple of strange-looking jellyfish spotted on North Padre Island this week turned out to be Atlantic box jellyfish, according to researchers with the Harte Research Institute. Jace ...

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 ...

University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provide funding as members of The Conversation UK. An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its ...

It is officially jellyfish season in Melbourne. Last week, Nike dropped Naomi Osaka's jellyfish-inspired kit for the 2026 Australian Open on its website. Naturally, Osaka had to take it a step further ...

Humans began sleeping as a way to partly help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells, scientists at Bar-Ilan University in Israel discovered while studying jellyfish and sea anemones. Both species sleep for ...

These rare sea creatures live where the sun don't shine. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 6, 2026 4:15 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Jellyfish seem to sleep for about 8 hours a day, take midday naps and snooze more after a bad night’s sleep – just like us. Sleep is thought to have first evolved in marine creatures like these, and ...

Neither jellyfish nor sea anemones have brains. But these animals sleep in ways strikingly similar to humans, according to a study published today in Nature Communications 1. The findings bolster a ...

RICHFIELD, Minn. — When you think of jellyfish, you’re likely imagining a marine jellyfish capable of inflicting a painful sting on humans and potential predators. You’re likely not envisioning a tiny ...