Suddenly, a question for you.How many hearts do humans have?Of course, just one, right?Now, how many hearts do you think an ...

They change shape and color, and squirt ink. But they also will return your gaze, "as if they're scrutinizing you." ...

Discover how octopuses' unique DNA folding may explain their extraordinary intelligence, revealing insights into evolution ...

Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a single visual pigment that should make them functionally colorblind. The ...

Two tiny octopuses were discovered sheltering in a floating piece of fishing equipment. Anthony Brown said the pair were found bobbing around on a float used with large commercial fishing nets. The ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has ...

Fascinating underwater footage by Ian Haggerty captures octopuses displaying their remarkable ability to change colour, alter ...

The remarkable intelligence of octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish may trace back to an ancient reshuffling of their DNA that ...

For an octopus, almost any arm will do. New research published Thursday shows that octopuses have the ability to use any of their eight limbs to perform tasks like reaching, tiptoeing or grasping.

It seems there is a massive outbreak of octopuses in the British seas.According to Reuters on October 16, 2026, the amount of ...

A female octopus throws debris that hits a male attempting to mate with her. The material thrown is silt, vigor is high, and thrower’s coloration pattern is dark uniform. Credit: Godfrey-Smith et al., ...