Octopuses are remarkably intelligent creatures, as was demonstrated by Inky the Octopus's famous escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand through a drainpipe back to sea in 2016. A new ...

When a bee crashes into water, it may still be able to swim to safety. New research from Michigan State University confirms ...

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a movie that lives up to its title. Olivia Newman’s film is warm and full of color and life with the scenic beauty of Vancouver, Canada, not to mention three charming ...

Three hearts; blue blood; no skeleton; arms like tongues. These are just some of the alien features of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish — members of the cephalopod family. The outlandish list continues ...

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved. Three hearts; blue blood; no ...

The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once ...

Octopuses are one of the most alien creatures on Earth. The lack of bones makes them amazing shapeshifters, most of them can change color like chameleons, and they pump blue copper-based blood through ...

For a male octopus, there is one appendage it cannot afford to lose. This is its third right arm, which has a specialised role in sex. Therefore, they take extra care to protect it. A new study led by ...

The ocean never sleeps, but its inhabitants must. Marine animals have evolved fascinating adaptations that allow them to rest while still maintaining the critical functions needed for survival ...

Blanket octopuses live in warm oceans across the globe, usually far from shore and far from the sea floor. They belong to the genus Tremoctopus and spend their entire lives in the pelagic zone, where ...

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 ...