This photo shows female-specific iridescent stripes in the skin of the common market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens). Credit: Daniel DeMartini The female common market squid –– AKA Doryteuthis ...

For squid looking to sparkle, extra bling is only seconds away, thanks to a nerve network in the skin that allows these cephalopods to alter their iridescence — the first invertebrate creatures found ...

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 ...

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