Giant, intelligent octopuses may have once ruled the ancient seas. Modern octopuses are known for their intelligence and ...

Meetings across the tree of life : Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals : Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- ...

Animal intelligence stories travel fast, and tidy myths travel fastest. An octopus unscrews a jar, a parrot says hello, a bee dances, and many people leap to one-line conclusions about genius, ...

Marine life is indeed extremely interesting and unusual. Nevertheless, some animals in the oceans look really weird and almost alien. The octopus is one of such animals because it has eight appendages ...

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...