Business Insider

A species of jellyfish carrying one of the most deadly venoms in the world is capable of learning despite not having a brain, new research shows

Box jellyfish do not have brains — yet, a new study shows they are still capable of learning. Researchers over time managed to train box jellyfish to avoid obstacles in a low-light environment. That ...
CNN

Surprising jellyfish finding challenges what’s known about learning and memory

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The New York Times

Brainless Jellyfish Demonstrate Learning Ability

Because box jellyfish are so distantly related to other animals, the research findings could hint at how the ability to learn first evolved. By Veronique Greenwood In the dappled sunlit waters of ...
The Red & Black

Learning to think outside the box: How a UGA professor is helping to bring higher education to incarcerated populations

When Caroline Young left her career in television advertising, she couldn’t have predicted that her new path would lead her to teaching inmates. Young is a lecturer in the University of Georgia ...
The Desert Sun

She moved to the desert for boxing. Now she's a two-time national champion, and looking for more

Brook Sibrian initially wanted just one amateur boxing bout. That was it. After a few months of training, she figured one bout was enough. Then she could cross it off her bucket list. The 29-year-old ...