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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

In a towering aquarium in a darkened laboratory, moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) hover as if floating in space. The glow of neon lights illuminates their translucent, bell-shaped bodies as they expand ...

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 ...

Shipboard experiments suggested that sediment from the exploitation of metals in the ocean could be harmful to marine life. By Kate Golembiewski A treasure trove of metal is hiding at the bottom of ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...