Scientists previously captured rare footage of a giant squid. Now, they've filmed another huge squid species — the colossal squid. The first specimens of the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ...

Nearly a century after its initial discovery, scientists have captured footage of the colossal squid swimming in its natural deep sea environment for the first time, shedding new light on the elusive ...

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An elusive giant squid has made a rare on-camera appearance, delighting scientists on the prowl for the deep-sea creature that until relatively recently had largely escaped the eyes of ...

Planctoteuthis is a deep-sea squid peppered with chromatophores on its skin in varying stages of dilation. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always ...

A groundbreaking expedition to Argentina's Mar del Plata Canyon uncovered over 40 potential new deep-sea species, including glass squids and pink lobsters. Using an ROV, scientists explored this ...

In an exciting fusion of science and creativity, marine biologists have identified a new deep-sea coral species named ...

Edie Widder was eating lunch in the mess hall of the Research Vessel Point Sur on Tuesday when her colleague Nathan J. Robinson dashed in. Giant Squid, Phantom of the Deep, Makes Second Video ...

Mystery solved! Scientists have long wondered how, precisely, a male squid uses his quote-unquote "terminal organ" to transfer spermatophores (capsules containing millions of sperm) to the female ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Clearly visible connecting the dark-purple cephalopods was the white “terminal organ” or penis of the male ...

Matthias Classen, Edith Widder and Emily Alder on the 'alien' creature of the deep.