How does an immortal jellyfish go back to being a baby?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Way out in the deep blue sea, there is a remarkable creature called the immortal jellyfish. This buoyant little blob can deal with being hurt or stressed by going from its adult form back to a baby!! Then it grows up all over again. Holy moly. How does that work? We asked science writer Christina Couch to tell us all about it.

Got a question that’s a ten out of TENtacles? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, ‘cause we are READY for that jelly!

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0:00.0	Chances are pretty good that you're hearing my voice right now in the car.
0:05.1	Well, you're not alone.
0:07.1	It turns out that the car is an ideal place for learning, and that is science fact.
0:12.7	Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation,
0:15.0	we teamed up with the Science Museum of Minnesota to study how parents and kids interact
0:19.9	as they listen in the car.
0:21.8	And we're going to do a live webinar on Thursday, May 8th to talk about what we learn from the study.
0:27.8	We'll give you tips on sparking more curiosity, developing scientific inquiry skills, and more.
0:34.1	All while driving to school or soccer.
0:36.5	So, join us live on YouTube on Thursday, May 8th at 3 p.m. Eastern.
0:41.5	You can find all the info at brainson.org or head to our YouTube channel at BrainsOn show.
0:51.7	From the brains behind Brains On, this is the Moment of Um.
0:56.0	Um.
1:09.0	Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios.
1:12.2	I'm Anna Goldfield.
1:14.5	Um.
1:16.7	When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time wondering what it would be like to be a grownup.
1:27.6	Seem pretty cool at the time.
1:29.5	There'd be nobody telling me when to go to bed.
1:32.2	I could eat any fun snack I wanted.
1:34.7	I could drive a car and go wherever my heart desired.
1:38.0	But you know what I didn't really think about?
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