The high seas of the dinosaur era were teeming with a plethora of squids, a new study has found. Using a new technique for analyzing fossils locked away in chunks of rock, paleontologists in Japan and ...

Examples of fossil lower beaks of squids from the Late Cretaceous discovered in this study. Scalebar: 1mm. Credit: Ikegami et al., Science, June 26, 2025 Squids first appeared about 100 million years ...

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 ...

Sperm whales dive into the midnight zone, using echolocation to track giant squid, returning scarred breathing hard, alive at sea.

WASHINGTON -- The razor-sharp beaks that giant squids use to attack whales — and maybe even Captain Nemo's submarine — might one day lead to improved artificial limbs for people. That deadly beak may ...

(CN) — Using 3D imaging of rocks, a research team from Hokkaido University in Japan found evidence that ancient squids once dominated the oceans. Cephalopods are model animals for long-term evolution, ...

Hunting is an art form for the squid. These deep-sea creatures evolved to thrive in the darkness and also survive its challenges. In an environment where other fish would be ill-equipped, the squid ...

Examples of fossil lower beaks of squids from the Late Cretaceous discovered in this study. Scalebar: 1mm. This image can be used for reporting this research without obtaining permission if credited ...