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

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"Over the past couple of days it has accumulated up to 4 feet deep and has a smell of decaying sea life," the institute explained on Facebook after receiving several questions about why the algae ...

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Most life on Earth relies on the sun's energy for survival, but what about organisms in the deep sea that live beyond the reach of its rays? A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ...

Lapointe is talking about a floating seaweed known as sargassum in a region of the Atlantic called the Sargasso Sea. The boundaries of this sea are vague, defined not by landmasses but by five ...

Check out the most fascinating and bizarre deep-sea fish the planet has to offer ... spines that allow it to camouflage ...

The newly identified giant isopod has a head that looks eerily like the Sith Lord's iconic helmet from the "Star Wars" franchise.

Julia Child reporting fellow Gabriela Glueck heads to Humboldt to speak with a community of seaweed evangelists.

In 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased a selection of 'supergiant' isopods at a seaford market in Quy Nhơn City in ...