When scientists sequenced the genome of this elusive deep-sea creature, they found clues about how squids and octopuses ...

The elusive 'vampire squid from hell' has just yielded the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced, a monster clocking in at ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed arms, its massive eyes glowing red or blue. The dramatic scientific name — ...

With its unusual combination of features, the deep sea creature helps explain how other modern species emerged from a common ...

Vampire movies have trained us to expect the worst out of any creature that has "vampire" in the name. We only have ourselves to blame for that, as the vampires from the movies don't exist in real ...

The 328-million-year-old ancestor of modern vampire squids and octopuses, named for Joe Biden. Photo: © AMNH / S. Thurston A team of paleontologists has announced ...