A new study shows that there is a stable population of comb jellies, living in the Baltic Sea, whose members never reach adulthood. FHL‘s Claudia Mills is quoted; read more here (you’ll need a subscription)! 

The Coral Sea, off the coast of Australia, was the site of an important WWII battle. Now, a battle of a different sort is being waged–between conservationists and fishing industries. SAFS‘s Ray Hilborn is quoted; read more here. 

Research from over 10 years ago postulated that, with the effects of climate change, fisheries and other global drivers, jellyfish might someday dominate the world’s oceans. Since then, scientists have been working to verify this possibility, and the answer today is that they’re still not sure. FHL‘s Claudia Mills is quoted. Read more here. 

When a train goes by you see it, you hear it, you also feel it shake the ground. It doesn’t end there. The sheer weight of millions of pounds travels deep down into the ground. UW experts are studying the process.  Read more here. 

Check out this map of where lightning strikes across the planet; in some areas, lightning strikes thousands of times a night! This article mentions the work of ESS’ Robert Holzworth to catalog lightning. Read more here!