Exactly what lurks beneath the ocean? Well, off the coast of Cornwall, giant, apricot-coloured jellyfish. The incredible creature, known as a barrel jellyfish, has been captured in a now-viral ...

Divers spotted a human-sized barrel jellyfish swimming off the coast of Cornwall in the UK on Saturday. The jellyfish was at least 5 feet long — the biggest one biologist had ever seen. Barrel jellies ...

Locomotion through the seas can be arduous. Water is more viscous than air, so underwater creatures must overcome strong frictional resistance as they swim. To make things more difficult, liquid water ...

When it comes to developing robots that can move efficiently through water, scientists regularly turn to creature’s like squid and jellyfish for inspiration, and a UK research team has just produced ...

The jellyfish-like Nanomia bijuga is found throughout the ocean, including off the coast of Oregon and Washington. It’s not much to look at, but the unusual way it moves could help humans design ...

One of nature’s most simple creatures has an elegant approach to propulsion. By Kenneth Chang Locomotion through the seas can be arduous. Water is more viscous than air, and so underwater creatures ...