In its adult form, the animal is larger than the giant squid or any other invertebrate on Earth, and can grow 6-7 metres long ...

A marine biologist stationed in Antarctica reveals what it's really like to live in one of the planets harshest ...

Kat Bolstad returned from an Antarctic expedition where she had used a new camera system specially built to search for the ...

The colossal squid is part of the “glass” squid family (Cranchiidae). Three known glass squid species are found in the Antarctic ocean, but it can be difficult to distinguish them on camera.

The colossal squid is part of the “glass” squid family (Cranchiidae). Three known glass squid species are found in the Antarctic ocean, but it can be difficult to distinguish them on camera.

Scientists from Essex captured never-before-seen footage of colossal squid near Antarctica. The international team, led by a Essex University researcher, captured a 30-centimetre juvenile squid on ...

Researchers exploring the deep sea near Antarctica have made the first confirmed recordings of a colossal squid, the world’s heaviest invertebrate, in its natural environment. But the squid ...

The mission was so remote that often the closest humans to the vessel were on the International Space Station.View on ...

This team also collected the first footage of a glacial glass squid (Galiteuthis glacialis) in its natural habitat on January 25, in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. This animal was found at a ...

Colossal squids can grow up to 23 feet (7 meters ... Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute In January, the same team filmed another rare squid, the Galiteuthis glacialis, near Antarctica. These successive ...

Tardigrades (aka "water bears") are micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme ...