22 Dec 2025
Discovery of ‘muddy squid’ highlights deep-sea knowledge gaps
A newly identified species of squid that covers itself in mud for camouflage has underscored the significant lack of understanding regarding the Earth’s deep-ocean ecosystems. The discovery, as reported by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), involves a small cephalopod observed at depths exceeding 2,500 metres in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists first captured footage of […]