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It seems that the blueprint for complex brain development remains the same, despite 500 million years of divergent evolution.

There are two contenders for the world's largest squid, and both are giants.

A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.

Thanks to their keen night vision, cuttlefish can camouflage themselves against nocturnal predators in the briny deep.

While most female squid and octopuses have just one reproductive cycle before they die, vampire squid go through dozens of egg-making cycles in their lifetimes, a study found.

A dead giant squid has washed up on a beach at a nature reserve in New Zealand. A group of tourists was lucky enough to see the body up close.

A huge giant squid carcass cropped up in Cape Town.

The mesmerizing footage was captured more than 4,500 feet below the sea surface.

Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.