Dive into the depths of the ocean to discover seven rare deep-sea creatures so strange and elusive, you won't believe they ...

For centuries, tales of sea monsters turned sailors’ fear of the unknown into legends of giant tentacled beasts. On March 9, 2025, a real-life encounter finally caught up with the myths when ...

During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.

Giant squid are far more powerful than scientists once thought, with massive bodies, razor-sharp suckers, and incredible strength built for the deep ocean. New research and rare footage reveal how ...

The Atlantic manta ray, long thought to be part of a wider species of elusive giant rays but reclassified just this summer as one that nurses its pups off Florida’s coast, holds another secret: its ...

Giant squids remain among the least understood animals ever documented, largely due to the extreme depths they inhabit. This wildlife feature follows rare observations that capture their movement, ...

Hitman is a series defined by its absurdist humor. You can drown someone in a toilet, or make a giant chandelier drop on top of their heads. Despite being a game about assassinating targets, the ...

Cephalopod evolution has long had a missing chapter in its story: how did squid-like ancestors give rise to today's octopuses? The answer, it turns out, was floating in the deep sea all along. 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.

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 ...