The otherworldly animal in this video is a Magnapinna atlantica, a bigfin squid rarely seen, let alone captured on camera.

Researchers recently captured the first live footage of a colossal quid in its natural habitat, thousands of feet under the ...

The rare sighting of a living juvenile colossal squid has scientists stunned and thrilled.

FOUR SCIENTISTS, aflutter with discovery, announced that they were the first to film two rare squid species alive, in their ...

Researchers captured the first confirmed video of a colossal squid swimming in its natural habitat—almost 2,000 feet deep.

For a century, scientists have only speculated about what a baby colossal squid looks like — now they ... vessel Falkor captured a video of the species on camera in its natural habitat for ...

this elusive species had never been filmed alive either. Two newly observed squid in three months is a pretty solid rate of discovery—the colossal squid images alone would have been a big win ...

"Fortunately, we caught enough high-resolution imagery of these creatures to allow the global experts, who were not on the vessel, to identify both species." To date, at least four squid species ...

In fact, they are one of the most commonly fished squid species, particularly in Europe and parts of Asia. The sheer size of a Humboldt squid makes it a potentially dangerous animal. Fortunately ...

Crew members on board a research vessel in the South Atlantic Ocean recorded the video of the world's largest squid species on March 9, Schmidt Ocean Institute, a nonprofit organization ...

According to NOAA, these squid can swim deeper than any other known species. Their extraordinarily lithe fins help them float at these depths and function as underwater wings. They can propel ...