Using an innovative digital fossil-mining approach, paleontologists analyzed more than 250 fossil beaks from 40 ancient squid species. Their results suggest...
A juvenile colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) has been filmed alive in its environment by a team of marine biologists on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s...
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of vampyromorph coleoid from a fossil specimen found in the Middle Jurassic La Voulte-sur-Rhône...
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and...
Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of ancient fish, marine reptiles, squids, rare insects and more in a farmer’s field in Gloucestershire,...
Vampyronassa rhodanica is an ancient species of cephalopod that lived in the Jurassic oceans some 164 million years ago.
Life reconstruction of Vampyronassa...
Vibrio fischeri (also known as Aliivibrio fischeri), a flagellated marine bacterium that forms a binary symbiosis with the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna...
Artificial chromatophores that change color when exposed to light may lead to new military camouflage, soft robotics, and flexible displays. This invention...
A team of researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Harvard University and St. Mary’s College of Maryland has demonstrated efficient gene knockout...
By drawing inspiration from the structures and functionalities of squid skin cells, a team of researchers designed and engineered human cells that contain...
An international team of paleontologists from the University of Plymouth, the University of Kansas and the Forge Fossils has found a specimen of the squid-like...
Paleontologists in Germany have found the 150-million-year-old fossilized remains of the extremely rare squid Plesioteuthis subovata preserved with a tooth...
An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of the giant squid (Architeuthis dux), the species which has inspired generations to tell...
Marine biologists have discovered a new species of the bobtail squid genus Euprymna in the waters of Japan’s Ryukyu archipelago, a region known for its...
A team of marine biologists with the Nautilus Expedition succeeded in filming Asperoteuthis mangoldae, a recently discovered deep-sea squid species, at...
On June 19, 2019, marine biologists on the Journey into Midnight research mission captured footage of the living giant squid Architeuthis dux about 100...
Thermal vision cameras detect differences in temperature by sensing infrared wavelengths. If a coating could be developed that showed dynamic tuning of...
A team of paleontologists in the UK has identified the smallest and youngest specimen of the ichthyosaur Ichthyosaurus communis on record, and found the...
According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, cephalopods’ numbers have increased in the world’s oceans over the past six decades.
Giant...
According to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) has a reproductive strategy unique among...