Tag: jellyfish

Invasive jellyfish aren’t just drifting in chaos

Invasive jellyfish don't swim randomly, suggesting that researchers need new models for predicting their arrival.

Norways pushes ahead with deep sea mining licenses

Norway decides to start offering deep sea mining licenses for the for the "green transition"

Norway getting sued by Swiss-NGO for deep sea mining

Norway is getting sued by a Swiss based group for deep sea mining.

Deep sea mining hurts jellyish

Deep sea miners want to explore faster than science can show how devastating mining for minerals on our last frontier can be.  So science is working to pick up the pace so deep sea mining will not happen without a major shift in policy and research. The latest research to come out is that deep sea mining can harm jellyfish. 

Blue crabs invading Italy; can Slow Food solve the problem?

Blue crabs have invaded Tunisia and have become a viable product for fishers in this North African region. Can Italy love their new blue crabs too?

Safely swap your streetlight for a glowing tree?

Could the built environment take cues from Mother Nature? When Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde puzzled this, a light popped on...

Would you use glowing plants or glo-pigs to replace street lamps?

Biotechnology company Bioglow has developed the world's first autoluminescent (light producing) plants. The US-based company’s vision is developing ornamental plants that...

Venomous Irukandji Jellyfish Kills Eco Bloggers

Green Prophet recently reported about alarming surges in jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea. No hand-wringing yellow journalism here,...

World Sees Scary Transition to Seas Full of Jellyfish, Not Fish

Every summer the surge of jellyfish seems to be getting worse and worse in the Mediterranean Sea. A new...

Jellyfish Stir Fry? An Adventure in Sustainable Cooking

With all the delicious food available in Israel, why cook jellyfish? It seems that Gal got fed up with the seasonal jellyfish invasion that makes the beach impossible and decided to turn the pest into something tasty.