WASHINGTON -- The razor-sharp beaks that giant squids use to attack whales — and maybe even Captain Nemo's submarine — might one day lead to improved artificial limbs for people. That deadly beak may ...

Quick Take Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales and deep-diving predators, with a spermaceti organ used for sound ...

Long viewed as a monster of the sea, the squid, whether exceptionally large or small, is also a wonder of nature. For one thing, its razor-sharp beak is exceptionally stiff and is harder to deform ...

Architeuthis dux, better known as the giant squid, is likely the inspiration for the legendary kraken. The Granger Collection, New York There are few monsters left in the world. As our species has ...

Researchers are always asking hard questions the rest of us would never have thought of, such as this one: How does a gelatinous squid manipulate its stiff, razor-sharp beak without turning itself ...

The mysterious giant squid has rarely ever been seen by humans, let alone photographed or filmed swimming in its natural habitat. Most of what we know about giant squids has come from fishermen ...

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The ocean is full of wondrous creatures, from small plankton to enormous whales. However, a different kind of animal has taken the world by storm thanks to a viral YouTube video. In the 30-second clip ...