One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland coast. The next minute, you’re fighting for your life.

They identified two states: a “normal” one and a quiet state. When they were in this quiet state, the jellyfish were much ...

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Exceptionally preserved fossils from the Ediacaran period challenge what scientists thought was possible in sandstone. In the fossil record, creatures without hard shells or skeletons, such as ...

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Mammals, for instance, differ dramatically in their maximal lifespans—from the tiny forest shrew, which lives only one or two years, to the bowhead whale, capable of living for more than 200 years.

In “Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History,” science historian Oren Harman indulges our collective obsession and expands its frontiers in startling ways. Inspired by the impending birth of his own ...

In the Mediterranean, researchers have studied a jellyfish that bends the rules of aging. The jellyfish is called Turritopsis dohrnii. It is no bigger than a fingernail, yet it can revert from its ...

From ancient artifacts to cosmic anomalies, these unexplained discoveries challenge everything we know! Join us as we explore mysterious phenomena that could revolutionize our understanding of history ...

There are so many different types of jellyfish out there, boasting different sizes, shapes, colors, and more. The immortal jellyfish is one of these unique jellyfish with a certain skill not often ...

Could this creature hold the key to living forever? This is the Turritopsis dohrnii, or what is more often called the immortal jellyfish. They have been floating around the oceans for millions of ...