For centuries, humans have told stories about the legendary Kraken, a huge octopus that coud sink ships whole. But roughly ...

Octopuses may have big brains because of environmental – not social – factors. Large brains in mammals are generally thought to be linked to social behaviour, an idea known as the social brain ...

With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, it’s not surprising that the public and scientific experts alike are fascinated by octopuses. Their abilities to recognize faces, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...

It's not every day that scientists discover a new species of octopus, but that is exactly what has happened off the coast of western Australia. During a CSIRO research expedition to the Carnarvon ...

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described ...