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The Diplomat2d
China’s New Deep-Sea Cutting Tool Exposes Vulnerability of Undersea Cables
In January 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard blamed a Cameroon- and Tanzania-flagged vessel crewed by seven Chinese nationals and ...
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Colossal squid caught on camera for first time in the deep sea, researchers announce
A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers ...
Colossal squid resembles a ‘glass sculpture’ in first footage taken from the deep sea
Two research expeditions have captured the first footage of two squid species — a colossal squid and a glacial glass squid — swimming in the deep sea.
A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep
The colossal squid was first described in 1925 based on specimens from the stomach of a commercially hunted sperm whale. A century later, an international voyage captured the first confirmed video of ...
It Took a Century to Find This Colossal Squid
An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and has proved elusive in its deep-sea environs.
Scientific American3d
This Is the First Colossal Squid Filmed in the Deep Sea—And It’s a Baby!
A colossal squid was filmed for the first time in its natural habitat near the South Sandwich Islands during a recent ...