Portuguese Man O’ War, often mistaken for jellyfish, are colonies of polyps that wash ashore due to wind and currents. Unlike jellyfish, Man O’ War are composed of different polyp types, including the ...

A large international team of scientists sequenced the genomes of 151 Portuguese men o’ war from across their range throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (Figure 1b) and discovered these ...

As the summer heat simmers down and the Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, locals and tourists alike are heading to South Florida's beaches in droves. But there is an oddly shaped hazard that ...

If you’re planning to visit the French Basque coast or the Landes region this summer, you might want to keep an eye out for something that looks like a jellyfish but is far more dangerous. The ...

Two Portuguese man-o-war washed up on a beach in Surf City on Long Beach Island on Wednesday morning. Photos posted on social media by a woman who was beachcombing show the siphonophores, which are ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Beachgoers on Oahu’s south shore are asked exercise caution and watch out for Portuguese man o’ war. The Honolulu Ocean Safety Department put out an advisory Friday morning ...

Officials have confirmed that there have been multiple Portuguese Man O’ War stings at Emerald Isle. On Saturday, officials at the Emerald Isle Fire Department told WITN that there were “quite a few” ...