Octopuses are famous for their problem‑solving brains and shape‑shifting bodies, yet their lives end in a way that looks more ...

Octopuses break so many biological expectations that scientists still struggle to explain how they ended up this way through ...

Modelling of ocean currents suggests that larvae from Guernsey, which saw its own octopus bloom in 2024, "likely contributed ...

Octopuses can taste with their arms, and a new study reveals that specifically, they're tasting chemical cues from microbes that grow on the surface of objects like dead crabs and living octopus eggs.

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 ...

It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to ...

Octopuses are mostly made up of sucker-studded arms, each one packed with muscles and nerves that enable them to engage with their environment in ways no other invertebrate has mastered. But how ...

Octopuses are undeniably fascinating creatures. As one of the most intelligent species of invertebrate, the octopus is ...

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Jenny Evans / Getty Images Octopuses are capable of sophisticated tasks, from solving puzzles to decorating their dens to remembering people's faces. So when a company in Spain announced that it ...

The National Institutes of Health published proposed guidelines for octopuses used in research. The NIH said a growing body of evidence suggests cephalopods are capable of feeling pain. Other ...