One afternoon, my coworker Lisa Guy and I are looking through her photo archive, when I spy something that looks like an purple butterball turkey…
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Stung by a box jelly? Oil and lemon may help.
There are many anecdotal remedies for jellyfish stings, from urine to meat tenderizer, but this one may be the tastiest. A case report published in the…
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Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals
Daniel Stoupin’s message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that…
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The Floating Rocks of the South Pacific
In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above…
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I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?
I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…
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Scientists use electricity, drugs, to uncover the secret world of jellyfish
Researchers have announced that, thanks to a whole slew of amazing science gadgets, they can now control the jellyfish life cycle, causing mini-jellyfish blooms in the lab…
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Creation of the world’s first Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
Ladies and gentlemen, I could not make this up if I tried. I owe my thanks to Wyatt Patry for sharing this study with me,…
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The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel
The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies. It’s basically the ocean’s…
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