These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers ...

Three divers looking at a Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) in the Sea of Japan. Octopuses are iconic for their eight arms. But how many hearts does an octopus have? It turns out that an ...

Two miles under the ocean’s surface, in one final act, a lavendar-colored pearl octopus about the size of a grapefruit selects a nesting site. After gluing about 60 sausage-shaped eggs to that perfect ...

Forget about a hole in the bottom of the sea, this octopus has found a hole in the beach. All octopuses have gills, so they require water to breathe. However, some octopuses can leave the water for ...