Plankton are vital to planetary and climate stability and are therefore important contributors to human well-being.

He found that krill are being replaced by copepods, which are about 120 times smaller than krill—far too small for penguins but perfect for jellyfish, which filter small particles in the water ...

Rather than drifting passively to their plankton food, jellyfish swim up and down in the water column looking for a meal, ... The barrel jellyfish, or Rhizostoma octopus, ...

Good question! As climate change continues to affect the ocean, the number of jellyfish is expected to increase in some regions and decrease in others. Warmer waters often favor jellyfish growth, but ...

In this book, Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish, which features essays written by best-selling science writers Elizabeth Kolbert, Jennifer Holland and Olivia Judson, Liittschwager captures more than ...

Despite their large size (up to 120 metres long in the case of the Lion’s Mane jellyfish), jellyfish are still considered plankton because they can’t swim against the currents and tides ...

The jellyfish, which will sometimes repeat its pattern of bounces dozens of times a day, uses this strategy to slowly home in on the highest concentrations of plankton, Reynolds explained.

This octopus seems to be holding the uneaten sticky remains of a jellyfish in its grasp An elusive deep-sea giant has been filmed with its prey for the first time. It turns out it eats jellyfish ...

Egg-yolk jellyfish are not known to be packed with nutrients, a fact that baffled scientists upon first observation. It's believed that the H. atlanticus, which can grow up to 13 feet and weigh as ...

Here’s what to do if you find a jellyfish, starfish or octopus on a SC beach, DNR expert says. Eleanor Nash. November 7, 2023 at 6:00 AM. Copied; 1 / 3.

In South Carolina, jellyfish, starfish and octopus appear on the sand year round. Learn how to save these animals’ lives from a SC expert.

Jellyfish, starfish, sand dollars and the occasional octopus wash up on South Carolina beaches all year round. For these invertebrates, sitting exposed to the sun and air will eventually kill them.