For centuries, stories of sea monsters like the Kraken have captivated imaginations, with sailors claiming to have seen ...

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

A baby colossal squid was filmed in the deep sea by an ocean expedition near Antarctica. The world's largest squid has eluded cameras for 100 years.

One of the most spellbinding of these animals is the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni). When full-grown, this creature is about as long as a bus and weighs nearly 1,100 pounds.

For one thing, the younger squid live in waters closer to the surface. But as they grow older, scientists believe colossal squid begin moving to further depths, reaching depths of 6,562 feet.

An international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) was the first to film the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural ...

The colossal squid's existence was first discovered secondhand, through their chewed-up remains found in the stomach of a sperm whale in 1925. It wasn't until 1981 that a living full adult ...

The colossal squid was identified and named 100 years ago, but humans have never actually seen one swimming around in its natural habitat. A remotely operated vehicle deployed from the Schmidt ...

WASHINGTON -- The razor-sharp beaks that giant squids use to attack whales — and maybe even Captain Nemo's submarine — might one day lead to improved artificial limbs for peop ...

A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible. The sighting was announced Tuesday ...

A colossal squid has been captured on camera in its natural habitat for the first time in the 100 years since its discovery — and it's a baby.