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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of a irukandji, a poisonous and dangerous box jellyfish from Ningaloo Reef, Western ...

Drifting almost invisibly through warm coastal waters, the Australian box jellyfish carries one of the most potent venoms produced by any animal. A single specimen holds a supply of toxin so ...

Carybdea branchi, pictured here, is a relative of the Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri), which is considered the most venomous marine animal. (Image courtesy of Brent Viljoen) They may not ...

Researchers, from the University of Sydney, when investigating how pain works have uncovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the Australian box jellyfish, said to be most venomous ...

An Australian surfer is lucky to be alive after being stung by the “world’s most venomous animal” while on holiday in Fiji. Sydneysider Guy Rowles was on the very first day of his surf trip with his ...

A swarm of a new variety of deadly box jellyfish was recently spotted off the coast of Pilbara in western Australia. Nearly 100 of these soft, white, and translucent creatures emerged from the waters ...

SYDNEY, Australia - A young girl died after she was stung by a box jellyfish in waters off Australia's northern tip, officials said today as beaches further south were reopened following the death of ...