A new study in Cell reveals that species living miles beneath the ocean’s surface have independently evolved the same genetic ...

“Jellyfish have stinging cells called nematocytes,” explains Dr Ronald Jenner, our Principal Researcher in venom evolution. “They have thousands of these along their tentacles. The stinging cells ...

Animals with stage-three eyes can find suitable homes, as sea stars do, or avoid obstacles, as box jellyfish do. Stage four is where the evolution of eyes—and their owners—really takes off.

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...

jellyfish-like creatures. Brown hydras are microscopic organisms found in ponds, rivers and lakes, measuring about 25mm in length. This study, "De novo evolution of transmissible tumors in hydra ...

Golden Jellyfish have evolved to do something that ... He examines how cosmic rays drive the mutations that create evolution. Lemurs: Evolution and adaptation. videoLemurs: Evolution and ...