MELBOURNE, Australia — Swarms of bluebottle jellyfish stung thousands of beachgoers on Australia’s east coast over the weekend, forcing officials to close a number of beaches in what they described as ...

While out on the beach this week for my regular beachcombing survey, I spotted several striking jellyfish drifting ashore. They were Australian white-spotted jellyfish, an invasive species that’s now ...

Beachgoers in Australia are being urged to stay out of the water after thousands of lion's mane jellyfish washed into shallow waters and onto beaches across Melbourne's coastline. According to a ...

Australian beaches are being colonized by an array of red stinging jellyfish, and the beachgoers have been warned. Thousands of lion’s mane jellyfish have drifted into shallow waters and washed up on ...

Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The massive ...

SYDNEY, Australia - A young girl died after she was stung by a box jellyfish in waters off Australia's northern tip, officials said today as beaches further south were reopened following the death of ...

(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 ...

While out on the beach this week for my regular Beachcombing survey, I spotted several striking jellyfish drifting ashore — Australian white spotted jellyfish, an invasive species that’s now making ...