Squid Egg Chemical Related To Human Semen?

Squid Egg Chemical Related To Human Semen?

Covered in the popular media with the engaging headline Scientists discover how to make squid go completely berserk is a recent study about squid pheromones. Squid species of a particular family,…
But Could The Squid Hear Themselves On TV?

But Could The Squid Hear Themselves On TV?

Well, it's been six months and the news cycle has come around again to the same squiddy topics: a new TV show about giant squid, and the question of whether squid can hear. The giant squid…
How Snakes Lost Their Legs May Have New Answers

How Snakes Lost Their Legs May Have New Answers

X-ray imaging technology is helping scientists better understand how snakes lost their legs during evolution and perhaps help help resolve the debate about whether they evolved from a terrestrial…
The Headline We've All Been Waiting For

The Headline We've All Been Waiting For

Giant Squid Kill Fishermen, courtesy of Weekly World News, "The World's Only Reliable News." Marine biologists rushed to the scene hoping to catch at least one of the squid. Dr. Luis Santiago of the…
Summer Squid Season In The Southern Hemisphere

Summer Squid Season In The Southern Hemisphere

FIS (Fish Information and Services, the "most comprehensive website for the commercial fishing industry") has a run of recent squid news. Let's start with Illex argentinus, the Argentinian shortfin…
Everyone Loves Giant Squid

Everyone Loves Giant Squid

Today I am going to send you over to Deep-Sea News for your squid fix. Because Dr. M has just made the compelling case that Giant Squid Are Awesomesauce. There's really not room for debate. (There…
This Isn't Your Bathmat

This Isn't Your Bathmat

Boingboing science editor Maggie Koerth-Baker says everyone loves cephalopods because they are AWESOME. I agree 100%.
This Seems Weird

This Seems Weird

Has anyone else heard of a "massive 20ft. octopus" washing ashore in the Bahamas last week? I hadn't until this article, which also comments on a recent octopus stranding in Portugal (presumably the…
Brand New Unaffiliated Squid

Brand New Unaffiliated Squid

Treehugger did an interview this week with deep-sea biologist Edith Widder. She's done some very cool research by creating devices to imitate deep-sea animals, in order to attract other deep-sea…