Rare footage of a deep-sea hooked squid in its natural habitat was captured earlier this month by a team of scientists in the South Pacific. Bright bioluminescent lights, which are used to startle its ...

The colossal squid is the world's largest invertebrate, but the one in this video is a baby. The footage was captured by an underwater expedition near Antarctica. The colossal squid, a mysterious ...

During an expedition to the Gulf of California in 2015, MBARI researchers encountered a squid brooding exceptionally large eggs. New research suggests this may represent a previously unknown species ...

The vast and mysterious realm of the deep sea has yielded another intriguing discovery, thanks to the advanced underwater robots of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). During an ...

Scientists dropped a baited camera in the Pacific Ocean and filmed a rarely seen deep-sea animal attacking it, a “very lucky” video shows. Screengrab from video shared on X, formerly Twitter, by ...

The deep sea is the largest living space on Earth, but many of the animals and habitats far beneath the ocean’s surface remain shrouded in mystery. MBARI’s advanced underwater robots, including ...

Scientists in the South Pacific Ocean attached some bait to an underwater camera and dropped it over the side of their research vessel. As the contraption sank, a rare deep-sea creature mistook it for ...