The boy, who has not been publicly named, died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles ...

Researchers studying how pain works have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on Earth -- the Australian box jellyfish. A single sting to a human causes ...

An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country's first such death in 15 years. Health officials said the 17 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Researchers at the University of Sydney say ...

A box jellyfish caused its first death in 15 years when an Australian teenager died this week. Universal Images Group via Getty Images A 17-year-old boy has died nearly a week after being stung by a ...

Hotter seas and early rain have primed Far North Queensland for an “above‑average” stinger season, experts warn.

Dear FLORIDA TODAY Subscriber, I have a confession to make. As a kid, I had an irrational fear of all kinds of different ocean life. From great white sharks to Portuguese man-o-war to sea snakes. And ...

A 17-year-old boy who was stung by a box jellyfish on Feb. 22 in Queensland, Australia, has died in a hospital while under intensive care. The unidentified teenager was swimming at Patterson Point ...

A diver off the coast of Australia made a rare discovery while exploring the ocean. The diver took a video of a jellyfish that has four unique sets of striped tentacles and a translucent, or ...

SYDNEY: Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The ...

The box jellyfish is the world's most venomous creature, with a sting from its trailing tentacles causing intense pain, necrosis of the skin, and in some cases death by cardiac arrest. Now, however, ...

Warm Australian waters are home to the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri), which is considered to be one of the most venomous animals on the planet. Box jellyfish stings lead to excruciating pain ...