The ocean’s hiding some deep secrets. An oceanic expedition off Brazil has discovered 31 otherworldly new critters, including ...

For over a century, the colossal squid has been one of the deep sea’s most slippery enigmas. Known mostly through bits and pieces found in whale bellies and a handful of dying adults spotted by ...

For centuries, giant squid have been treated as deep-sea legends - massive, elusive predators rarely seen by human eyes.

Schmidt Ocean researchers searching the Atlantic Ocean for deep-sea vents spotted a “rare” and elusive squid swimming nearby, video shows. Screengrab from Schmidt Ocean's YouTube video Scanning the ...

In the darkness of the South Atlantic Ocean, researchers captured for the first time footage of a live colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni). And while the elusive creature is known for its size ...

Marine heat waves driven by climate change have fueled a dramatic increase in market squid along the Washington and Oregon coast over the past two decades, new research shows. Market squid from ...

The ocean is full of wondrous creatures, from small plankton to enormous whales. However, a different kind of animal has taken the world by storm thanks to a recent YouTube video. In the 30-second ...

A century after the colossal squid was formally described, scientists have finally filmed one alive in its natural habitat. The Schmidt Ocean Institute says its team captured the first confirmed in ...

Marine researchers had a strange encounter during a recent dive in California's Monterey Bay. A squid mom hauled a spawling sheet of eggs through the water. "During a recent deep-sea dive, MBARI ...

Former crew members report egregious environmental destruction and labor abuses onboard shadowy squid fishing fleets, due to ...

While the lives of squid are mysterious in many ways, one gruesome truth is that after mating comes death. First the male dies. Next the female, after making a little pouch of eggs, begins to starve.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scanning the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, scientists searched for a type of deep-sea hydrothermal vent. Instead, they spotted a ...