NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is warning beachgoers that Portuguese men-of-war have been spotted at three state beaches over the last couple ...

With spring break in full effect on South Florida beaches, officials are warning of the presence of Portuguese man-of-war. Man-of-war is a group of animals related to jellyfish with tentacles that are ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — Five beaches across North Carolina are experiencing two dangers that are keeping people out of the water, one is visible, the other, not so much. North Carolina health officials ...

Tiny jellyfish-like creatures with a stiff top sail and a blueberry hue became stranded on some Palm Beach County beaches early this month, driven ashore by the whimsies of wind and the push of ocean ...

An international team of researchers are attempting to find ways to forecast the movements of Portuguese man-of-war.

Their balloon-like shape and colors of blue, purple or pink can be alluring, but avoid the Portugese man-of-war in the water and on land. The sting is extremely painful, and tentacles can release ...

The creatures are turning up every few feet on some Mississippi Coast beaches, bright-blue but dangerous to the touch. “They’re all along the beach,” Sammy McCardle, a sandbeach foreman in Hancock ...

Portuguese man-of-war has been spotted at Kahe, Ala Moana and Waikiki beaches today. Warning signs have been posted. Portuguese man-of-war are closely related to jellyfish and their stings can cause ...

While the beautiful but venomous Portuguese man o’ war has begun to wash up on the shores of Tybee Island, the vibrant creature hasn’t yet made an appearance on Hilton Head, according to Mike Wagner, ...