The winners of the 2025 DPG Masters Underwater Imaging Competition have been announced, highlighting stunning underwater ...

Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most elegant solutions to life in extreme environments. Here’s how ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

Far below the ocean’s surface, where sunlight disappears and pressure reaches crushing levels, some of the planet’s strangest ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

In March 2023, a robotic submersible made an unexpected discovery nearly 14,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean. A squid was filmed engaging in a mysterious behavior, burying itself in the mud, with ...

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.

A new study reveals an unknown species of whiplash squid burying itself upside down in the deep sea — a first-of-its-kind behavior for cephalopods. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Caught on camera: a rare encounter in the deep sea where a giant squid appears to take on an unidentified creature. This jaw-dropping footage raises questions about what else lurks in the depths and ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...