Down in the midnight zone, where light fades to nothing, a single breath becomes a long commitment. Sperm whales slip beneath the surface and vanish into cold pressure that would crush most animals.

For centuries, giant squid have been treated as deep-sea legends - massive, elusive predators rarely seen by human eyes. Growing up to 60 feet long and living far below the ocean's surface, they were ...

The kraken — a gigantic, tentacled sea monster capable of dragging ships and sailors down into the depths — is a creature of Norwegian myth. But millions of years ago, a similar real-life animal ...

A jaw tip worn down by nearly a tenth does not sound like much until you picture what it means. Chipping, cracking, scratches and polish do not appear on their own. Something was hitting back. That is ...

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone. By Elizabeth Preston Like a scarf out of a magician’s sleeve, the squid appeared.

An overview of the different camouflage components that the white oval squid, or shiro-ika, employ when assembling their camouflage strategy. A-D) are coloration patterns, E-M) are postures, I-M) are ...