Relying on urban myths is the last thing you'd want to do when dealing with an extremely painful jellyfish sting. Most of the information out there on how to treat jellyfish stings might actually ...

Mucus from jellyfish that sit upside-down on the seafloor has blobs lined with stinging cells The stinging cells are coated on tiny mobile blobs called cassiosomes within the mucus that “zoom ...

You’ve probably heard the suggestion to pee on a jellyfish sting to take away the pain. And you’ve likely wondered if it ...

A woman says she is lucky to be alive after a jellyfish sting caused an anaphylactic reaction. Libby Bligh had been swimming with a friend near Ardersier in the Highlands on Saturday when she was ...

NParks warns that box jellyfish have highly venomous stings which can be fatal, and lists symptoms including "immediate, increasing, and extreme pain", breathing difficulties, nausea and dizziness.

Some jellyfish stings are dangerous and can cause a severe reaction, requiring emergency first aid. Dr Janani Thirumurugan explains about how to treat and prevent Jellyfish stings. Listen to SBS ...