Scientists have filmed a live colossal squid for the first time. This happened in March 2025 during an expedition in the ...
For nearly a century, the colossal squid has been a shadowy enigma of the deep sea, known only through fragmented remains in predator stomachs or as dying specimens hauled to the surface. Now, for the ...
An international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) was the first to film the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural ...
This week, scientists announced that they had captured the first confirmed video of a colossal squid in its natural habitat, recorded some 1,968 feet (600 m) below the ocean surface near the South ...
A colossal squid was filmed in its natural environment by scientists for the first time since its identification and naming 100 years ago, according to the Schmidt Ocean Institute. "This is a ...