Images of a baby colossal squid this week reminds us that the deep sea is an almost inexhaustible source of awe.

A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent ...

The colossal squid, the world's largest squid species, was caught on video for the first time swimming in its natural habitat ...

The short high-definition footage was gathered by a submersible called Subastian, operated by the nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute ...

Most of what we know about the elusive creature comes from research on its remains found in whale stomachs, but scientists ...

The mysterious creature was filmed in the ocean near Antarctica. Scientists documented the juvenile, which could grow to more ...

Therefore sea pigs - and other deep-sea creatures - can look very different on the surface than they do in their natural habitat. The sea pig, for example, is typically more uniform when crawling ...

Thanks to some clever engineering, and a little bit of luck, we are finding out that “deep-sea animals are really fragile, and really beautiful.” ...

The stunning 4K video film, captured in the deep sea by California's Schmidt Ocean Institute, shows the rare creature's transparent body and eight pink tentacles. Colossal squid can grow up to ...