They’re as gelatinous as they come, and some species have stinging cells to defend themselves. Yet jellyfish are a good food source, and Arctic fish seem to love them. Here, a lion’s mane jellyfish. Photo: WCarter, Wikipedia A study published last month...
AWI study shows that jellyfish in the Arctic Ocean are benefiting from climate change and spreading further north. (Photo: Alfred Wegener Institute / Joan J. Soto-Angel) Climate change is putting countless marine organisms under pressure. However, jellyfish in the...
During the polar night of 2022, the Kongsfjord on Svalbard was teeming with jellyfish and cnidarians such as the Aglantha digitale. Photo: Charlotte Havermans, AWI With the help of so-called DNA metabarcoding, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)...
