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Melissa Hobson

Tourists recently spotted the 30-foot-long invertebrate in shallow waters off Antarctica.

Extremely rare phantom jellyfish caught on camera

20 February 2023. By Melissa Hobson

A wildlife first: World’s biggest ocean stingray tagged in the wild

26 January 2023. By Melissa Hobson

Hibernating bears could hold a clue to treating diabetes

27 September 2022. By Melissa Hobson

Which has a stronger bite: hammerheads or tiger sharks?

13 July 2022. By Melissa Hobson

Male squid help choose a home for their mate, first-ever study shows

7 September 2021. By Melissa Hobson

Whales don’t spray water from their blowholes and other myths, debunked

23 June 2021. By Melissa Hobson

Humpback whales can’t swallow a human. Here’s why.

16 June 2021. By Melissa Hobson

Why do whales beach themselves? We’re partially to blame.

30 March 2021. By Melissa Hobson