Greece has started installing floating barriers along beaches in the Euboea region to protect swimmers from jellyfish and a growing population of toxic pufferfish. The first barrier went up last month in Chalkida, and officials plan to extend the...
Purple jellyfish are appearing earlier than usual this year on several Greek beaches, with initial sightings reported in eastern Greater Athens.
Jellyfish initially appeared off the coast of Oropos. Since then, they have moved farther south, with sightings near Nea...
Jellyfish and sea anemones, despite lacking brains, show sleep behavior similar to that seen in humans, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Researchers found that these simple marine animals, like jellyfish, experience periods of rest that...
Nomad jellyfish, a large species that can cause painful injuries to humans, have been found in waters around Greece's Rhodes.
“The Rhopilema nomadica, also known as the nomadic jellyfish, is bell-shaped, has a transparent-bluish color, whose diameter can reach up...
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the oldest species of jellyfish that ever existed. It was found in fossils dating back to about 505 million years ago in the renowned Burgess Shale of Canada.
The location is famous for...
Scientists have recently discovered a strong answer to a long-standing question about the earliest multicellular animal on Earth. For a while, sponges (Porifera) were considered the top contender for this title because of their simple structure, particularly their lack...
Scientists have unlocked the hereditary code of the "immortal jellyfish," which has the ability to repeatedly return to its juvenile larval form, and therefore it can live forever.
Being the only species that is capable of repetitively rejuvenating itself after...
An explosion in the population of jellyfish along some of the beaches in Greece is causing concern for scientists and beachgoers this summer.
Experts are monitoring the proliferation of the Pelagia noctiluca, a purple jelly that carries a very painful...
The jellyfish one sees on the beaches in Greece are probably the least dangerous of any anywhere, with their size being much smaller than those found in the world's oceans.
Jellyfish, also called jellies, or medusas -- because of their...
