The ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi, can make its own coelenterazine to create this beautiful bioluminescent display. Credit: Manabu Bessho-Uehara In the pitch-black environment of the deep sea, light ...

For more than 500 million years – well before dinosaurs ever thought of existing – jellyfish have floated through the world’s oceans. Today, 2,000 species of jellyfish have been discovered around the ...

Marine biologist Joan J. Soto-Angel realized a piece of wisdom when one day he noticed that an adult comb jelly had suddenly disappeared from his laboratory tank, clearly perplexed by its sudden ...