Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...

The huge sea bug joins a group of mysterious deep-sea crustaceans that have remained largely unchanged for millions of years: ...

New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million ...

A deep-sea denizen of the dark with a ghostly name can reach up to 33 feet (10 metres) in length and has babies out of its ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

Deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea, a fascinating creature has surfaced—Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered species of giant isopod. This "supergiant" crustacean reaches lengths of over ...

A father from the dark side has lent his title to a giant creature from the deep sea, with scientists having named a "sea bug" Bathynomus vaderi. The bug—which belongs to a group that can reach ...

The deep-sea critter, now called Bathynomus vaderi ... This disparity in size makes the discovery of such a huge specimen particularly remarkable, said Dr. Lanna Cheng, professor emeritus of ...

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds ...