On the flip side, a new paper in Cell shows how supergiant deep-sea animals can survive for as long as five years without ...

The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an ...

The largest isopods on Earth can be found deep below the sea. Scuttling around at depths where life and food are scarce, they ...

Organisms called bathynomids boast a bacterial gene that helps them to regulate their metabolism in the cold depths.

Kevin’s wonderful post on the Giant Isopod inspired me to post on a topic I have long pondered. Frequent readers of DSN know that I am fond of Sylvia Earle and the topic of body size. Honestly, it is ...

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. About 1 million species of animals live in the ocean. They should make room for one more: a nearly foot-long yellow isopod that ...

Scientists recently trapped a giant isopod off the coast of Mexico, and after studying its anatomy and DNA, they determined that the crustacean is an entirely new species. Deep sea isopods dwell on ...

If you are an avid DSN reader then undoubtedly you know our fascination with Giant Isopods. Back in the early days of 2007, I was sharing Bathynomus giganteus videos and pontificating about their ...

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico. The bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of giant isopod, ...

Researchers have identified a new species of Bathonymus, the famed genera of deep-sea isopods whose viral internet fame has made them the most famous aquatic crustaceans since Sebastian of 'The Little ...