Quick Take Picking up a live electric wire and swinging it around sounds like a terrible idea. For the blanket octopus, it is a daily survival strategy. As if eight arms were not enough, this species ...

Deep-sea creatures often look more like science fiction monsters than marine animals. The glass octopus is one such animal. The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured this footage of the incredibly rare ...

Octopuses already exist in a strange corner of the animal world, with soft bodies, problem-solving brains, and the ability to ...

Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An ...

Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands. On Feb. 27, a team found a small light-colored octopus at ...

Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example, ...

Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. A new study found that some members of an octopus ...

On certain remote shores in northern Australia, the line between sea and land is not as firm as it looks. When the tide ...

Octopus Numbers Explode Off UK Coast in a Comeback Not Seen Since the 1950s ...

Watching an octopus punch an annoying fish is hugely satisfying to frustrated humans. And other animals do the ...