Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ...

Alicella gigantea, once thought rare, is now known to thrive in extreme ocean habitats. New study reveals it occupies nearly 59% of the ocean floor.

In the depths of the South China Sea, a marine creature straight out of science fiction has been identified. This giant ...

A giant armoured crustacean kept in a Japanese aquarium has been found to be a new species. The discovery adds to the nearly two dozen known species of giant isopods – large, 14-legged crustaceans ...

A new species of giant isopod, Bathynomus yucatanensis Huang et al. via Journal of Natural History Giant isopods are like something out of a science fiction novel—these massive, armored crustaceans ...

Scientists discovered a new species of giant isopod that is the size of a literal football. This big crustacean lives on the ocean floor but is related to the pillbugs, also known as roly poly bugs, ...

The RV Sonne SO261 Expedition was funded by the HADES–ERC Advanced Grant “Benthic diagenesis and microbiology of hadal trenches” (Grant Agreement Number 669947) and the German Federal Ministry of ...

An international team of researchers has just announced the discovery of the world’s oldest animal sperm. The researchers found the 100-million-year-old sperm, which belong to tiny crustaceans known ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

Here’s a look at some of the most unusual New Year’s Eve drops in the United States.