Dogs are usually the ones making unexpected friends, but this time the invitation came from beneath the waves. When a curious ...

Plans for the world's first octopus farm have been abandoned. As the controversial project folds, several nations and US states are banning octopus farming before it even begins.

In one of his latest videos, he captured a mesmerizing Day Octopus that has viewers convinced it looks more like an alien ...

Her new friend looks like her favorite toys! The sweet Golden Retriever has been a fan of octopi since she was just a pup, ...

The octopus is a biological oddity. It can use tools, open jars, and its complex nervous system supports as many neurons as a ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, researchers report June 3 in Current Biology. When brainstorming octopus ...

A newly discovered change in ribosomal RNA makes protein production more precise, potentially safeguarding these cephalopods’ ...

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) tentacles up close and personal. Octopus tentacles have rows of powerful suckers that can 'taste' the water and form water-tight seals underwater, allowing them to grasp ...

Argonaut (Argonauta argo) must go through to send baby argonauts out into the world. This octopus species lives in open water ...