In the words of Douglas McCauley, director of the Benioff Ocean Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara: “The ocean is filled with jewels.” USA Today reports that scientists and ...

While the phenomena may seem unusual, strandings often occur in spring and early summer. Here’s what to know about velella velella, or by-the-wind-sailors. “These mysterious and beautiful creatures ...

Mermaids have somehow managed to become the ultimate fantasy contradiction: gorgeous enough to inspire poetry, terrifying enough to make sailors question every life choice they ever made. One minute ...

Thousands of bright blue jellyfish-like sea creatures have washed up along the beaches of San Francisco. The species, known as Velella and also called 'by-the-wind sailors,' emerged across San ...