Scientists believe they have discovered some key information about the octopus' brain. We've known for centuries that octopuses are smarter than your everyday invertebrates. However, we never really ...

Cephalopods, including octopuses, have exceptionally large and complex nervous systems; the octopod brain is thought to have 37 lobes that control a variety of functions. New research has suggested ...

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 ...

With three hearts, blue blood, and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeballs, octopuses are said to be like aliens on Earth. The new National Geographic docuseries, "Secrets of ...

The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So much so that in some ways it has more in common with vertebrates ...

Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester.View full profile Jack has a degree in Medical Genetics from the University of Leicester. A family of "jumping genes", which hop ...

Cephalopods like octopuses, squids and cuttlefish are highly intelligent animals with complex nervous systems. In “Science Advances”, a team led by Nikolaus Rajewsky of the Max Delbrück Center has now ...

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