These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.

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 ...

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 ...

The elusive 'vampire squid from hell' has just yielded the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced, a monster clocking in at more than 11 billion base pairs – more than twice as large as the biggest ...

Two years ago, a PBS documentary video showed an octopus named Heidi in what appeared to be an active dream state. Her arms twitched as she slumbered, and her skin flipped wildly through all sorts of ...

Among many octopuses, one looks a little different! Find the odd octopus within the time limit to enjoy an easy and fun brain-training challenge. How to Play ・Take a good look at the picture. ・When ...