The colossal squid, the world’s largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to a California ocean research organization. This squid, as its ...

A juvenile colossal squid is seen at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet in the South Atlantic Ocean. (ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute) The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was ...

Scientists have filmed a live colossal squid for the first time. This happened in March 2025 during an expedition in the ...

For the first time ever, scientists have captured footage of a live colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural deep-sea habitat near the South Sandwich Islands. Filmed at a depth of ...

This squid was formally identified and named 100 years ago. A colossal squid was filmed in its natural environment by scientists for the first time since its identification and naming 100 years ago, ...

It may be the biggest invertebrate on the planet, but we don’t know much about it. The first time scientists learned of the colossal squid was in 1925. Remains of the massive sea creature had been ...

One hundred years after its discovery, one of the largest, most elusive mollusks has been filmed alive in its natural environment for the first time. On a recent expedition near the Antarctic South ...

For centuries, tales of sea monsters turned sailors’ fear of the unknown into legends of giant tentacled beasts. On March 9, 2025, a real-life encounter finally caught up with the myths when ...

The colossal squid, the world’s largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat, according to a California ocean research organization. This squid, as its ...