Most squid species have a torpedo-shaped body, called a mantle, supported by an internal shell known as a gladius or pen.

There are two main types of SQUIDs: DC SQUIDs and RF SQUIDs. DC SQUID: A DC SQUID consists of two Josephson junctions connected in parallel in a superconducting loop. When an external magnetic field ...

A harrowing bit of footage has resurfaced, capturing the moment where a camera was gripped and attacked by a creature in the ...

A species of oval squid from Okinawa, locally known as Shiro-ika, is being cultured at OIST’s Marine Science Station. This animal exhibited amazing camouflaging abilities never before recorded ...

A batch of squid imported from Hokkaido, Japan, was found to contain excessive levels of cadmium, the Food and Drug ...

dux in terms of sheer size, and some scientists argue that the Architeuthis genus actually includes a variety of giant squid species, rather than A. dux alone, according to the Smithsonian.

A colossal squid: 350 kilograms, as long as a minibus and one of the sea’s most elusive species. It had been frozen for eight months until Monday, when scientists in New Zealand got a long ...

This remarkable young sea is thought to be around five million years old and home to nearly 900 species of fish and ... there were no reports of Humboldt squid in the Sea of Cortez.

The squid has a special symbiotic organ called the light organ, which is colonized by one species of bacteria. These bacteria give the squid the power to glow in the dark, which the animal uses as an ...