The nearly 13-inch crustacean was brought to Germany from Puerto Rico in the 1980s, but its true identity remained a mystery until researchers took a closer look ...

A hefty, armor-plated crustacean pulled from fish markets and deep-sea trawls off Vietnam has been confirmed as a species new to science, and researchers gave it a name that instantly explains why it ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences team identifies massive stomachs, ultra-low metabolism and a bacteria-derived ND1 gene as keys to supergiant deep-sea isopods enduring extreme food scarcity. Supergiant ...

In the unexplored depths of The Bahamas, a newfound animal emerges—meet Booralana nickorum, the latest addition to the animal kingdom. This recently classified species belongs to the cirolanid isopod ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam have discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species that they've named for one of ...

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...

Two new deep-sea isopod species were described from Argentina’s continental slope, marking the family Katianiridae’s first documented occurrence in the southwestern Atlantic.

Meet the animal kingdom’s newest little guy. This is Booralana nickorum, a recently described species of deep-sea isopod found in The Bahamas. It is a cirolanid isopod—a member of the family ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Our very own Dracusaura commissioned me back in December to create a Giant Deep Sea Isopod for our very own iko as a present. Knowing his penchant for the beasts, I agreed. A little research however ...