Prepare to be AMAZED by this viral video of an octopus solving a maze. Sashimi the Octopus even shocked his owner, Mark Rober ...

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Plans are underway to open the world's first octopus farm in Spain—a move that has been met with considerable backlash from animal rights groups. Spanish seafood commercialization company Nueva ...

Octopus mating behaviors can be quite deadly. Many species are cannibalistic, making the entire prospect of mating dangerous, and female octopuses often die after laying one clutch of eggs. Their ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana. The researchers concluded the ancient creature lived ...

Octopuses and their arms are a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don’t know how they work; they’re boneless hydrostats, made up of... Untangling The Science of Octopus Arms Octopuses and their ...