(Maura McCarthy) Jellyfish species have all kinds of offbeat common names: fried-egg jellies, cabbage heads, big reds. But their scientific names can be funky too. Phialella zappai is named in honor ...

During this week’s beachcombing survey along the Texas coast, I found a ghostlike visitor washed ashore. It was an almost invisible jellyfish etched with delicate, radiating “ribs” that resemble fine ...

While scuba diving off the south-west coast of England this summer, I was lucky to encounter several different species of jellyfish in just a matter of weeks. Many of these, including the compass ...

Humans aren't the only species that like to swim in warm, near-shore waters. Jellyfish are back at the Delaware beaches, ready to ruin a good dip with their stinging tentacles. Sea and bay nettles and ...