The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. But it would be ...

Off the coast of Mexico, a female deep-sea squid with giant eggs tucked within her tentacles has been spotted during an expedition to the Gulf of California. A team of scientists utilized a ...

Deep below the surface waters of the ocean lives a mysterious world filled with alien-like creatures. Floating around this dark and eerie place are fascinating animals with the ability to create ...

Scientists say the crustaceans have developed a visual system based on proteins that help them detect the little light that ...

Scientists found deep-sea shrimp evolved special vision to detect bioluminescent light and navigate their world.

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature Communications.The deep sea is a ...