While the gonate squid was first identified by Einar Lönnberg, a Swedish zoologist, in 1898, this is the first time the creature has been filmed alive in its native, deep-sea environment.

The expedition that captured the footage of the colossal squid was a collaboration between the Schmidt Ocean Institute, the ...

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The Schmidt Ocean Institute's ROV SuBastian — a robot fitted with a slew of scientific instruments and capable of descending down to 14,763 feet, or 4,500 meters — filmed the squid on March 9 ...

Transparent-faced fish glide through the murky depths, snow-like detritus drifts from above, and soft sponges emerge from the ...

Adding to the centenarian celebrations, Te Papa has just been named TripAdvisor’s top tourist attraction in New Zealand, ...

Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snowlike flecks of dead plants sift down from the world above. Soft sponges peek through the soot of the seafloor.

BUENOS AIRES — Transparent-faced fish drift through dusky waters. Snow-like flecks of dead plants sift down from the world above. Soft sponges peek through the soot of the seafloor. Only occasional ...

The team collected almost 1,800 samples from depths as far down as 3 miles (4,800 meters), finding species of fish, squid, mollusk and coral that they believe are new to science.

August marks a century since the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) was first named by the scientific community in 1925. Te Papa is home to the world’s only complete specimen on public ...