A newly described blue jellyfish in Japanese waters has stunned researchers with an otherworldly glow that looks less like a ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most ...