The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat ...

Most of what we know about the elusive creature comes from research on its remains found in whale stomachs, but scientists ...

Two research expeditions have captured the first footage of two squid species — a colossal squid and a glacial glass squid — swimming in the deep sea.

Colossal squid, scientifically known as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, can reach about 23 feet long and weigh up to 1,100 pounds.

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Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

This process identified two main “pathways” for deep-sea fish evolution that largely supported a century-old hypothesis that attempted to answer how animals evolved to live in these seemingly ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice shelf.

Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers ...