It seems like every time researchers stick their heads—or their remotely operated vehicles—underwater, they find a shocking array of animals thriving far beyond humanity’s reach. A study published in ...

The harsh dynamics of the abyssal zone Approximately 3,300 feet below the surface, environmental conditions become extreme. The water pressure reaches 100 times the atmospheric pressure felt at sea ...

This amazing sea creature is an Architeuthis. Or a Kraken, as the ancient vikings used to call it. We knew the kraken wasn’t a mythical creature. Giant squids like this have been captured in the past, ...

No camera captured it, no net pulled it aboard, and no diver ever laid eyes on it. Yet researchers exploring a network of ...

The DNA of the "elusive" giant squid has been detected in deep underwater canyons off the coast of Western Australia, marking the first detection in decades, according to a newly published study.

Discovery Channel viewers have been able to look into the eye of the giant squid, in the first ever footage of this elusive predator in its natural environment. In honour of this achievement, I’m ...

A giant squid made its way into Japan's Toyama Bay on Christmas Eve, treating onlookers to a rare sighting of the magnificent creature. Japan seems to be the place to find these staggeringly large ...