This predator can dramatically increase its reach by wielding several stinging tentacles in addition to its 8 arms. Managing multiple stinging tentacles at once presents a unique coordination ...

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 ...

Beachcombing after a strong winter cold front can be equal parts fascinating and sobering. This week was no exception along the Texas coast. With water temperatures dropping quickly over the last ...

Scientists have spotted an unusual sea creature - resembling a ghost in the murky depths of the ocean near Argentina – a giant phantom jellyfish. The jellyfish's scientific name is Stygiomedusa ...

At three Western Sydney hospitals, premature babies hold onto the tiny tentacles of crocheted octopuses rather than the clinical tubes that surround them in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Jellyfish and sea anemones are curious creatures: these organisms evolved without a brain and, as scientists discovered only in the past few years, don’t need one to sleep. The animals do, however, ...

Octopus Energy raised $1 billion in its first standalone funding round for Kraken, valuing the business at $8.65 billion. The statement said "a major Kraken customer," which it did not name, and ...

One ocean-dwelling creature found in tropical waters is known to be able to reverse its own life cycle, cheating death. The jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, was first discovered in 1883, but it was ...

Scientists on California’s Central Coast recently spotted a giant, evasive seven-arm octopus while on a research expedition in Monterey Bay. The rare creature, called Haliphron atlanticus, was seen by ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...