Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasionally containing the remnants of crab ...

Octopus Numbers Explode Off UK Coast in a Comeback Not Seen Since the 1950s ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

Washington — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms, new research shows.

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

Put on your party hat and wet suit because it is Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual celebration of all things, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. To kick things off, we’re bringing you an ode to ...

NEWPORT - The Oregon State University Hatfield Marine Science Center is looking for a new greeter with a friendly disposition - and eight tentacled arms. Ada, the giant Pacific octopus who has greeted ...