As the seasons change, octopuses rewire their brains to adapt to fluctuating ocean temperatures, a new study finds. Octopuses and other cephalopods are cold-blooded, or ectothermic, meaning they ...

A new discovery revealed that the sea creature referred to as the giant Pacific octopus is actually made up of two different species. The new giant octopus species was hiding in plain sight for so ...

It’s not just a figure of speech - in the cephalopod world, evolution really is an arms race. TierZoo compares species with different limb counts to analyze how dexterity, speed, and intelligence ...

Look at this octopod. Just look at it. In theory, octopi are cute. In reality, octopi are like scary spiders-of-the-sea. But this guy — this guy’s an exception. He’s different. The new octopod, ...

Upsetting but strangely satisfying new research documents octopuses punching fish during collaborative feeding sessions. The octopuses primarily do it for practical reasons, but sometimes these ...

Wells anecdotally referred to octopuses as “the only alien intelligence that humans have encountered.” But try as he might, Wells—who devoted his life to the study of cephalopods—could not tap the ...

Scientists have finally answered a question that has confounded mankind for ages: What happens if you get an octopus high on ecstasy and introduce it to Chewbacca? Johns Hopkins University School of ...