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The new Singapore Oceanarium opens to the public on Jul 24 at Resorts World Sentosa. The revamped space is three times larger than the former SEA Aquarium.
It contains features that have not been observed in any living or extinct animal,” said Dr Dean Lomax to IFLScience.
A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today.
When you think of scary animals, what comes to mind? Maybe lions, hippos or snakes? But you might be surprised to know that ...
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The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has collected body size data for more than 85,000 marine animal species and ...
In the shadowy depths of the ocean, giant isopods oversized relatives of pill bugs scavenge the seafloor with their armored bodies and 14 legs. These deep-sea crustaceans, reaching up to 2.5 feet ...
From Ocean depths to starry skies: What giant sea creatures teach us about alien life Recent discoveries make this connection even stronger. Scientists found that special rocks in the deep sea can ...
New species of “supergiant” Bathynomus isopod discovered at Taiwan fishing port and caught near Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
Researchers Identified a New ‘Supergiant’ Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam ...
The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds ...
The largest isopod species are those from the genus Bathynomus – animals that live in the deep sea and that are much larger than their shallow-water relatives. The impressive size of B. vaderi makes ...