A new “hairy” deep-sea coral species has been named after Chewbacca. Researchers were reminded of the Star Wars character after the discovery in the tropical western Pacific. The coral, named ...

A new species of coral named after the “Star Wars” character Chewbacca was found in waters off Molokai as well as near the Mariana Trench. “Normally the branches are stiff and they stick out from the ...

For Les Watling, ecologist and professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the name for a new species of deep-sea coral — Iridogorgia chewbacca — was intuitive from the start. American ...

A newly identified deep-sea coral has got both scientists and Star Wars fans excited. Researchers have named the species Iridogorgia chewbacca after the hairy Wookiee character Chewbacca, known for ...