Beachgoers have spoken of their surprise at the "surreal" sight of thousands of dead jellyfish washed up on the shore. The moon jellyfish were spotted at Broadsands Beach near Ilfracombe.

What you're witnessing is bioluminescence, a key feature of some species of the ethereally quirky moon jellyfish. Its ...

Phages can kill bacteria on or in a multicellular host organism, such as the polyp of the moon jellyfish. Phages specialize ...

the Blue jellyfish. Dr Bob Brown Dr Brown, who has more than 50 years experience in his field, also spotted moon jellies in Sweden Both are prevalent in the warmer summer months and the Lion's ...

In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...