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One question that scientists have never fully unravelled is how the sting of jellyfish works and why the stings of different species ‘sting’ differently. Some new research conducted by Heidelberg University provides some answers.
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Swimming marine animals, such as jellyfish, influence Earth's climate by mixing cold and warm ocean water and by boosting the rate heat travels through the seas, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute researchers.
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Lately, swimmers and hikers on southern U.S. beaches have noticed many shimmering, translucent globs -- an annoying dead jellyfish plague, caused by humans catching too many fish and shrinking the jellies' food supply, a recent study suggested.
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A unique fish species has adapted to a hostile environment, poisonous to most other marine organisms, becoming an important part of a food chain that includes other fish, birds and mammals in the coast of Namibia.
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A 10-year-old girl amazes everyone by surviving her encounter with the world's most venomous creature - a box jellyfish.
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A species of jellyfish, hydrozoan, has the ability to revert to an earlier stage of development, and then grow to adulthood again, enabling an individual jellyfish to live indefinitely.
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Three Japanese fishermen had to be rescued earlier this month after a hoard of giant jellyfish capsized their 10-ton trawler.
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Japanese marine experts have given warning that the country’s northern coastline is under threat from a plague of giant jellyfish.
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Massive swarms of stinging jellyfish and jellyfish-like animals are transforming many world-class fisheries and tourist destinations into veritable jellytoriums.
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What happens if your salmon farm gets attacked by a 35 foot deep, 10 square mile horde of jellyfish? You’re short a salmon farm, and $2 million worth of fish. The massive plague wiped out 100,000 salmon, and the company which was farming them.
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Engineers in the US say they have invented a hydrogen-powered robot that moves through water like a jellyfish.
 Jellyfish populations seem to be increasing in many of the world's oceans, especially in areas where there is pollution, overfishing and other impacts of human activity, a B.C. study has found.
The workers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant received a very slimy surprise this week when they discovered hoards of jellyfish-like creatures clinging to the structure, leading to the shutdown of the plant. The organisms, called salp, are small sea creatures with a consistency ...
 Video of a mysterious underwater blob is making the rounds on the internet, with some experts saying it's a giant jellyfish. But some observers see nothing more than a big plastic bag.
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A big beached jellyfish glob captures a Florida beachcomber's attention.
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Jellyfish Blogs
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**This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly, age 6 ) **Oysters' balls are called pearls....
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Friday, 20 November 2009 | 6:18 PM KOMPAS.com - Box jellyfish are odd creatures. Some species have 24 eyes. They mate...
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Smooth 3d Monsters. Absolutely amazing. LINK
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This is even funnier when you realize it's real! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy. Rob is a...
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Main: Independent - President of FIA Max Mosley wins £60,000 damages (+ costs) over News of the World 'nazi style'...
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