Jellyfish belong to medusozoans, or animals producing medusae, and include today's box jellies, hydroids, stalked jellyfish and true jellyfish. Medusozoans are part of one of the oldest groups of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Jellyfish come from one of the oldest branches on the animal family tree, the phylum Cnidaria, which includes corals and anemones. Jellyfish were probably the first muscle-powered swimmers in the open ...

This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Previously, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now ...

Moon jellyfish are one of the most common species, found floating in ocean currents in many parts of the world. As well as reproducing sexually, they can clone themselves in a process called ...