Jellyfish

CRISPR anti-venom: Antidote to world's most venomous sting made with gene editing

The toxin causes the blood pressure of its sting victims to sky-rocket if the venom isn't neutralized soon.

Jellyfish-inspired electronic skin made by researchers heals itself, resists water

A big potential use of self-healing electronic skin in the future is in e-waste reduction.

As jellyfish population becomes a worldwide menace, how we treat our oceans needs urgent change

Jellyfish wreak havoc on the entire food chain. Without a curb on their population, growing hordes of jellyfish start eating the eggs of smaller fish, as well as their food supply.

The Cassiopea jellyfish shows us that organisms learned to sleep before evolving a brain

The findings push the origin of sleep further down the evolutionary tree of life - to before the emergence of a centralised nervous system.

India's first jellyfish lake found in Gujarat

Marine biologists have discovered a jellyfish lake in Gujarat, probably the first such in India.

Twitter co-founder's next venture could be a Q&A service

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has a secret. He’s founded a new company named Jelly that will be yet another addition to the Q&A services...

Jellyfish sting ends woman's attempt to swim from Cuba to U.S

McCardel, 28, gave up the attempt after 11 hours in the water due to a "severe debilitating jelly fish sting," her support team said in a statement.

Researchers engineer 'artificial' jellyfish

Researchers have now created silicone and living cardiac muscle cells into a freely swimming "jellyfish," ...

How a jellyfish can save you from heart attack

Scientists have created an artificial jellyfish which they claim can be used to develop a new generation of 'biological' pacemakers which do not need electrical signals.

'Robotic' Jellyfish takes to the water

Researchers at the Virginia Tech and the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a robotic jellyfish, which ...