An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country’s first such death in 15 years. Health officials said the 17 ...

Find out why the notorious box jellyfish deserves its loathsome reputation. The animal's toxins are among the strongest found ...

The Australian box jellyfish, not any snake or scorpion, holds the title of the most venomous marine animal on the planet. Despite widespread public fear of reptiles and arachnids, this translucent ...

Although the jellyfish's sting can be painful, it is not the deadly species known from Australia, and there is no reason to ...

Australian surfer Guy Rowles was stung by a suspected box jellyfish while surfing at Fiji’s Cloudbreak, suffering intense pain and cardiac distress. With antivenom no longer an option by the time he ...

The incident is the first recorded death from a box jellyfish sting in Australia in 15 years. The 17-year-old boy, who has not been named, was stung at Patterson Point, near Bamaga, on February 22. He ...

Work by a James Cook University researcher could soon keep swimmers safer, thanks to a revolutionary technology that can track one of the world's most venomous animals, the Australian box jellyfish.