Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia’s northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The massive ...

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While out on the beach this week for my regular beachcombing survey, I spotted several striking jellyfish drifting ashore. They were Australian white-spotted jellyfish, an invasive species that’s now ...

Australian spotted jellyfish typically reach up to 18 to 20 inches in diameter. Orest via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 An invasive jellyfish native to the western Pacific Ocean has washed up a ...

While out on the beach this week for my regular Beachcombing survey, I spotted several striking jellyfish drifting ashore — Australian white spotted jellyfish, an invasive species that’s now making ...

An Australian surfer was rushed to a hospital in Fiji in April 2026 after being stung by a box jellyfish during a surf session, suffering severe pain and cardiac complications that left him in ...

On a calm summer morning in southern Australia, the water can look deceptively clear, until you see thousands of gelatinous shapes washing ashore. In January, thousands of pink lion’s mane jellyfish ...