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 ...

This Humboldt squid came out of nowhere, slipped to within inches of a fish and then launched a barrage of tentacles like harpoons, a Schmidt Ocean Institute video shows. Video screengrab A rare ...

In a significant leap forward for neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have successfully created a transparent squid. This feat, accomplished in 2023 through ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese-led team of scientists has captured on film the world's first live images of a giant squid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search of the mysterious creature ...

Some of these creatures were once thought to be myths, as many seafarers have recorded sightings of sea beasts like the giant kraken and the ship-drowning leviathan. Imagine the creatures lurking ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- "Read All About It" is a reading comprehension exercise for children. It is written by Susan Fineman, a reading specialist in the New Haven, Conn., school district.