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 ...

Although a few kinds of jellyfish can cause life-threatening stings, mostly it just burns, swells, itches, and leaves tracks along your skin. Here's how you treat it Rinse your skin in salt water.

You’ve probably heard the suggestion to pee on a jellyfish sting to take away the pain. And you’ve likely wondered if it really works. Or you may have questioned why urine would be an ...

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 ...

meaning that if you sliced a jellyfish down the middle, the parts would be symmetrical, like the segments of an orange. These cnidarians are famous for their stinging abilities. The intensity of the ...

Caption We all know the evils that come from a run-in with a jellyfish's tentacles. But thankfully, we can resort to peeing on a sting to make the pain go away -- or can we? Filmed at San ...

Some jellyfish species can regenerate body parts or revert to an earlier life stage, granting them potential biological ...

Considering taking supplements to treat jellyfish stings? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of jellyfish stings. Follow the links to read common uses ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are an estimated 150 million jellyfish stings worldwide every year. Some are serious and even life-threatening, but most are just painful. So what’s the best advice if you do get stung?