In the video MBARI describes Crossota millsae. As the institute notes, this specimen is the “most striking” out of all the jellyfish it’s observed in Monterey Canyon; a submarine canyon off the coast ...

It’s hard to hold all of the ocean’s weird, incredible creatures in one’s head at once. Blob octopuses, gulper eels, and anglerfish all occupying the same milieu, understandably, is a lot of whacky ...

Last week, scientific explorers caught a jellyfish in such an electrifying pose that they’re calling it the “psychedelic Medusa.” Scientists suggest the jellyfish, officially called Rhopalonematid ...

A recently discovered deep-sea jellyfish is leaving scientists stunned. According to a video posted by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), the newly identified deep-sea jellyfish ...

"These discoveries remind us that we still know so little about the ocean, the largest living space on Earth," said the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute A recently discovered deep-sea ...

A beach-ball-size jellyfish that looks like a cross between an alien ghost and a pinkish cosmetic bag was captured in a rare video taken by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the inky depths of the ...

Scientists say they have found a new species of Medusae — a type of free-swimming, umbrella-shaped jellyfish. The sea creature — which was first spotted in 2002 in a deep-sea volcanic structure in ...

Mining of the ocean floor for minerals could harm deep-sea jellyfish, according to the first study 1 of mining impacts on animals living in the water column. The study suggests that sediment stirred ...

Deep sea mining could pose a danger to local jellyfish populations, a new study suggests. The first-of-its-kind study was conducted by researchers and marine ecologists and aims to see just how much ...

To meet growing demand for critical minerals, particularly those vital for clean energy technologies, some mining companies have proposed to extract them from the seafloor. In understanding the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ROV, dubbed Hercules, recorded the unusual jellyfish — named Deepstaria enigmatica after the ...