The octopus is a striking creature. Their most defining feature, of course, is their eight arms. A new study of octopuses has now documented exactly how those eight arms are used in the wild.

Dr. Rebecka Sepela’s research is uncovering the role of microbes in creating a chemical language that connects all organisms ...

Karma, a giant Pacific Octopus at New England Aquarium. Source: Tia Strombeck, used with permission. Octopuses are amazing animals. They're extremely intelligent and highly emotional, sentient, ...

The octopus is a pretty odd animal under even the most ordinary circumstances – or ordinary by octopus standards, at least.

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blacktip grouper on one side and a blue goatfish on the other. Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that ...

A report by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has highlighted the “growing threat” of octopus farming and all “carnivorous ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

Catalan-style octopus is such a standout, you know? Among Mediterranean seafood dishes, it’s perfect for when you're craving ...

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