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sea life

This is the first confirmed live observation of the colossal squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, in its natural habitat. The team on Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor (too) captured footage of the 30-centimeter-long squid (nearly one foot) at a depth of 600 meters (1968 feet) using their remotely operated vehicle SuBastian on March 9 during an Ocean Census flagship expedition searching for new marine life. The expedition took place in the remote South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. This year (2025) is the 100-year anniversary of the identification of the colossal squid, which are estimated to grow up to seven meters (23 feet) in length.

Life

First ever confirmed image of a colossal squid in the deep ocean

The colossal squid is the largest invertebrate on the planet, but it is also surprisingly elusive. An image of a 30-centimetre-long juvenile is our first glimpse of the animal in its natural habitat

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Life

The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth

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Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) perched on Bempton cliffs. Yorkshire, UK. Cute bird portrait in spring.; Shutterstock ID 2162124261; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

A spat over sand eels threatens puffins and other iconic seabirds

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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

Life

Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

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Environment

The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

Video

Adrian Tchaikovsky talks aliens, entomology and new book 'Alien Clay'

Video

Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

Society

Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

Comment

The best new science fiction books of February 2025

Comment

The best new science fiction books of February 2025

Culture

Adrian Tchaikovsky:

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: "Could life have gone any other way?"

Culture

A fluffy longhorn beetle

Life

A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024

The past 12 months have seen animals of all shapes, sizes and colours strut their stuff – here are just a few of the best pictures from the year

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Space

Exoplanet plate tectonics: A new frontier in the hunt for alien life

Features

Space

Life on Mars could be surviving in an area deep underground

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Life

Orcas have begun wearing salmon hats again – and we may soon know why

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Life

Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing

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