"Our work suggests that octopuses might also have internal maps, an internal representation of space." ...

Someone's thrash is another one's treasure - this old saying has an entirely different meaning for an octopus.

Octopus arms can detect and respond to chemical signals from prey without waiting for instructions from the brain.

Researchers found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate hidden prey, making them the first known invertebrates with this ability.

Recent footage captured by a diver in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, shows an octopus apparently vanishing into the sea floor.

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.

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 ...

Did you know octopuses are highly intelligent animals with the ability to problem-solve complex puzzles – and even change ...

Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them, a skill previously ...

A vote has been passed for an emergency by-law to cut the number of larger boats fishing for octopus. The Cornwall Inshore ...

A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.