Cnidaria

Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s so fragile that once brought to the surface it’s reduced to a tattered blob in a jar. But this unassuming jellyfish has lessons for scientists. It’s teaching researchers in Japan how intricately life is connected down in the ocean’s deep, dark depths—and how the fate of this small red lantern sheds light on the fragility of life close to home. read moreDuration: 5:33Published: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:35:07 +0000

Learn how three fiery, painful stings during an early morning swim in Hawaii changed the life of researcher Angel Yanagihara. Once the young biochemist had recovered from her box jelly encounter, Carybdea alata had her full attention. Now she works to unlock the secrets of venom of these beautiful, and sometimes dangerous, angels of the sea. Photo credit: Alvaro Migotto read moreDuration: 5:01Published: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:05:26 +0000

Coral reefs are bustling cities of marine life, until rising ocean temperatures turn them into ghost towns. Can reefs spring back from devastating bleaching events? Ari Daniel Shapiro and researcher Dr. Randi Rotjan of the New England Aquarium, journey to the remote Phoenix Islands to find out. Photo credit: Page Gill, NOAA Download a transcript of this podcast read moreDuration: 5:07Published: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:53:42 +0000

Description: Audio pronunciation of the term 'jellyfish' in United States English. Date: 9 March 2007. Source: Self, recorded using the program Shtooka. Author: Dvortygirl. Permission(Reusing this file): Dual licensed per GFDL Version 1.2 or later / Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license versions 2.5, 2.0, and 1.0 as noted.