The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

Off the coast of Mexico, a female deep-sea squid with giant eggs tucked within her tentacles has been spotted during an expedition to the Gulf of California. A team of scientists utilized a ...

The deep-sea hooked squid is renowned for having two very large photophores on the end of two of its arms - described as ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

Giant squids are one of the largest invertebrates known and live in the deep sea ... he spotted the large squid thrashing its tentacles around near the surface of the sea. He quickly phoned ...

Among the most famous are the “green bombers,” deep-sea swimming worms that throw sacs of bright green light—“bombs”—when under attack. The luminescence of firefly squid (Watasenia ...

The ocean holds many bizarre deep-sea monsters. As you dive 140 meters ... Another hundred and 50 meters down, we meet the vampire squid. It has bioluminescent organs called photophores that ...

Norwegians haul up from the deep a sea lily ... discovering new kinds of eels, fish, and squid. Alexander Behm sails the North Sea and bounces sound waves off its bottom, advancing a new method ...

The suckers are used to grab and drag prey. Giant squid’s reddish colour provides camouflage in the deep sea because the only available light is blue. Red pigment absorbs blue light so the squid ...

The Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges are deep-sea mountain ranges with multiple volcanoes that extend nearly 1,870 miles and are home to numerous species. Many of these are important fishery ...