Tourists aboard a submersible saw the rare giant phantom jellyfish during a Viking cruise. Viking Octantis is a luxury ship that travels to Antarctica and often has researchers aboard. Viking published its first scientific paper in 2023 based on the jellyfish encounters. Not so long ago, giant phantom jellyfish were an extremely rare sight, with […]
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Rare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal ‘jellyfish’
Quick facts Where is it? Central Mali, Africa. What’s in the photo? A massive, jellyfish-shaped thunderstorm cloud. Which satellite took the photo? Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP). When was it taken? Sept. 27, 2018. This striking photo shows an extremely unusual thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish floating above western Africa. The […]
Why climate change means more jellyfish stings for ocean swimmers
Jellyfish, unlike many other sea creatures, are the winners of climate change. In a sign of the poor state of the world’s oceans, jellyfish are set to penetrate further and further into the Arctic Ocean and dominate those areas as water temperatures rise, new research shows. Jellyfish stings have grown increasingly common in recent years, […]
Jellyfish with bright red cross discovered in deep-sea volcanic structure
Scientists say they have discovered a new species of Medusae — a type of free-swimming, umbrella-shaped jellyfish. The sea creature — which was first spotted in 2002 in a deep-sea volcanic structure in ocean waters south of Tokyo, Japan — has a bright red “X” on its stomach. The findings were published this past November […]
‘Jellyfish’, ‘Chandelier’ latest reported UFOs caught on video to stoke public interest
An unidentified flying object seen in a video flying over a U.S. operations base in Iraq has been officially named “the jellyfish” UAP, according to UFO enthusiast Jeremy Corbell. The UFO enthusiast shared the “RAW footage” of the October 2018 sighting on his YouTube channel on Tuesday. The video appears to show the jellyfish-like object […]