"That a species as large as this could have stayed hidden for so long reminds us just how much work we still need to do to ...

Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...

One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.

A new supergiant sea bug has been discovered in the South China Sea. Visually, it is very similar to Darth Vader, the central ...

Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...

Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered giant isopod in Vietnam, is now a popular delicacy and highlights the urgent need to ...

The scrawny but beloved tree growing out of one of the rocks in the landmark Three Graces sea stack formation on Tillamook Bay, a bit north of Garibaldi, has blown down. According to the Oregon Coast ...

Two rescued sea otters showed off their dunking skills at the Oregon Zoo as they played “basketball,” part of the zoo’s ...

Researchers have named a newly discovered sea creature after Darth Vader due to its resemblance to the character's iconic ...

Researchers have discovered a new terrifying sea bug that can grow almost 13 inches long and weighs almost 2.2 pounds.

Scientists discovered a gigantic previously unseen sea bug during the study of samples acquired from fishermen. Its head resembles Darth Vader's helme ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from ...