A breakthrough by Australian marine scientists means they’ll be able to at last unlock the secrets of one of the world’s most dangerous creatures.
A 17-year-old Queensland boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish, the first box jellyfish death in Australia in 14 years.
Australian scientists uncover the truth as they step up research into these intriguing creatures.
Australian Geographic photojournalist Justin Gilligan was sent on assignment to explore the bizarre and wonderful world of jellyfish.
You want to hear something intimidating? Out there in the ocean right now is a lifeform that is longer than the Statue of Liberty is tall, made up of thousands of tiny creatures that are all working together in perfect synchronicity to do one thing: feed.
Meet the upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda).
Aussie jellyfish are one of the few animals that will continue to thrive as temperatures rise, and experts say it’s going to cause some problems.
You think you’ve seen it all and then the ocean dishes up something like this. Meet Pandea conica – a tiny space alien on Earth that’s so rare, it’s hardly ever seen, let alone photographed.
How do they swim? Do they have brains? From notorious box jellyfish to innocuous blubbers, jellyfish are as strange and diverse as they are common.
From where they live and what they eat, to how to treat a sting – everything you need to know about these most unwelcome summer visitors at the beach.