Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest ...

The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows.

Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists say they've captured the first footage of a living colossal squid in the deep sea. The colossal squid is the world's ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

In many ways, the deep ocean feels like an entirely different planet from the one we live on—home to some of Earth’s most extraordinary creatures, two of the most evocative being the largest toothed ...

The ocean is full of wondrous creatures, from small plankton to enormous whales. However, a different kind of animal has taken the world by storm thanks to a viral YouTube video. In the 30-second clip ...

Marine scientists have detailed a likely unknown species of squid that may spend years without eating to carefully watch over her eggs until they hatch. A deep-sea hooked squid was recently caught on ...

SAN CARLOS, SONORA — Ricardo Felix, 22, keeps a quick pace as he pulls a thick cord of fishing line hand over hand, rubbing a groove into the 25-foot boat, or "panga," that he and his partners use to ...