Strandings of these jellyfish-like animals, sometimes called "by-the-wind sailors," usually mean spring is coming ...

Many people enjoy spending their summers at the beach, listening to the waves, and exploring colorful tidepools. But too ...

Camaccia said it’s normal to see them on Seadrift Beach and Bolinas Beach. What is unique this year, he said, is that they ...

Thousands of translucent blue marine organisms, known as by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), have recently washed ashore ...

When my little brother and I spent summers on Monhegan as children, we played in the tidal pools on the back side of the ...

Box jellyfish is one of the world’s deadliest animals in the ocean thanks to a venom containing toxins that strike at the heart, nervous system and even skin cells of anyone unlucky enough to touch ...

Tiny creatures like the Irukandji jellyfish, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Brazilian Wandering Spider, Cone Snail, Deathstalker ...

Researchers and crewmembers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's Falkor (too), "seized upon the moment" and were richly ...

Thousands of Velella velella—glassy, blue sea creatures—have washed ashore in California, forming a ghostly fleet. Wind, ...

(Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) Show Caption Jellyfish-like sea creatures have washed ashore on the beaches of Northern California. Known as Velella velella, or “by-the-wind sailors,” the ...