Rising carbon dioxide levels could make squid brains nearly 50% smaller.

For the first time, scientists saw a squid change colors to match its environment. The squid is now a color-changing animal with camouflage powers. Some animals we know have amazing abilities to ...

While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, squid have never been reported displaying this ability. Now, in a study published in Scientific ...

A team of scientists in Japan captured video of squid camouflaging with their surroundings, much like octopuses and cuttlefish do. While squid in the wild are known to change color, the scientists set ...

Not only masters of camouflage, squids may also be experts in solar power. A fascinating study has uncovered that the pigments responsible for their remarkable color shifts could play a role in ...

The group of scientists, which included collaborators from the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, found that in vibrantly colored squid mantle tissues, light-manipulating cells ...

A stunning discovery of a previously unseen sea creature has been revealed by scientists on the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Ocean Expedition. For the first time, researchers have ...

Drawing inspiration from marine creatures like squids and octopuses, researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are building synthetic skins designed to power the next generation of “soft” ...

While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, a third type of cephalopod—the squid—has never been reported displaying this ability. In a new ...

A new study has found that squid will camouflage against coral reef and other substrate as a way of avoiding predation. While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the ...