Jellyfish

How jellyfish shut down one of Europe’s biggest nuclear plants and why this may happen more often in warmer seas

Imagine running one of Europe's largest power stations by the sea and your cooling intake suddenly chokes on jelly. Not…

6 months ago

Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration

Jellyfish can't do much besides swim, sting, eat, and breed. They don't even have brains. Yet, these simple creatures can…

2 years ago

How jellyfish regenerate functional tentacles in days

At about the size of a pinkie nail, the jellyfish species Cladonema can regenerate an amputated tentacle in two to…

2 years ago

Jellyfish, with no central brain, shown to learn from past experience

Even without a central brain, jellyfish can learn from past experiences like humans, mice, and flies, scientists report for the…

2 years ago