Picture a pair of eyes the size of soccer balls peering out at you from the dark depths of the ocean. For the colossal squid, this is life. The eye si.

This frame grab provided by the Schmidt Ocean Institute shows a colossal squid, or Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat, during an Ocean Census flagship expedition in the South Sandwich ...

The exact size of a frozen colossal squid that was thawed this week has been revealed by New Zealand officials. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa says the squid shrank drastically due to ...

Although its the largest invertebrate species in the world, scientists have never glimpsed the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural habitat. However, a non-profit ocean research ...

The first specimen of the colossal squid was formally described by biologists in 1925. The colossal squid is a deep-sea creature that only lives in the Antarctic Ocean and is rarely seen, so its life ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr Michelle Taylor's research team made international headlines when they discovered an elusive colossal squid [Michelle Taylor] ...

The ocean's depths hide wonders that feel like sci-fi, with creatures dwarfing their shallow-water cousins. These deep-sea behemoths seem like characters from old myths of sea giants. From ...