For centuries, humans have told stories about the legendary Kraken, a huge octopus that coud sink ships whole. But roughly ...

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In a groundbreaking discovery, octopuses have demonstrated an ability previously thought exclusive to vertebrates: using ...

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish may have evolved large brains because of the challenges posed by their environments rather ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey." ...

A breathtaking underwater encounter captured off the coast of Malaysia reveals the graceful movements of one of the ocean's ...

Scientists have spent decades studying octopuses, but these mysterious creatures continue to surprise them. Every discovery ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has ...

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Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, according to a new study. Octopuses appear to deliberately throw debris, sometimes directed at other octopuses, ...