They compiled 195 records of A. gigantea, from 75 different sites in the deep sea in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, from depths of 3,890 to 8,931 meters.

Sea Monster or Giant Crustacean? A newly recovered giant isopod -- or Bathynomus giganteus -- has been terrifying and entertaining Web surfers.

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A newly discovered deep-sea crustacean has been given the name 'Macrostylis metallicola' after heavy metal heroes, Metallica.

Scientists on an expedition to sample a deep-sea trench got a surprise when their traps brought back seven giant crustaceans glimpsed only a handful of times in human history.

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico. CNN values your feedback 1.

New deep-sea crustacean discovered in Bahamas. by Stony Brook University. Credit: Zootaxa (2024). DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.3.4. An international team of marine biologists including Oliver ...

If sea creatures were Marvel comic book characters, the peacock mantis shrimp would be Thor. These colorful crustaceans have a hammerlike claw that can smash prey with the acceleration of a .22 ...

With a $1.35 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, the team will use cutting-edge technology, capable of descending to the crushing pressure of the sea floor where the shrimp live, to ...