For centuries, tales of sea monsters turned sailors’ fear of the unknown into legends of giant tentacled beasts. On March 9, 2025, a real-life encounter finally caught up with the myths when ...

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 ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

The ocean is full of wondrous creatures, from small plankton to enormous whales. However, a different kind of animal has taken the world by storm thanks to a viral YouTube video. In the 30-second clip ...

Beachgoers were stunned to find a giant squid that had washed ashore on a beach in South Africa's Western Cape province earlier this month. "It looked like a majestic prehistoric animal as I have ...

Imagine you’re out for a blissful swim, trying to catch a glimpse of some beautiful whales. The sun is shining, the water ...

NEW ORLEANS -- An elusive giant squid has made a rare on-camera appearance, delighting scientists on the prowl for the deep-sea creature that until relatively recently had largely escaped the eyes of ...