Someone's thrash is another one's treasure - this old saying has an entirely different meaning for an octopus.

Octopus!is a two-part docuseries, directed by Niharika Desai and narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (who is also an executive producer), that takes a look at how octopuses (octopi?) live, reproduce and ...

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...

One man captured an epic video of an octopus emerging from a pile of rocks, and the footage is blowing up online. Quinn Barabash (“Captain Quinn” on Instagram) is based in British Columbia, Canada, ...

Scientists in Italy have developed an octopus-inspired robotic arm that can sense and grasp objects using artificial suction ...

Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match. Instead, researchers said the animals do ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's Octopus Chronicles' 88 th post! To ...

A scuba diver was stunned by the “rare” sight of a seal attacking a giant Pacific octopus off the coast of Vancouver Island, a video shows. Screengrab from @scubamax's YouTube video Off the coast of ...

Scientists exploring the deep waters near the Hawaiian Islands spotted a rare "Dumbo" octopus about a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The octopus was seen on an unnamed seamount in the ...

Hikers love to trade stories about surprise animal sightings, from bears to moose to the mercurial cougar or wolverine. But a small group of hikers in Bellingham, Wash., stumbled on an animal they ...