A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found ...

In recent years, the less frequently encountered common octopus has been showing up more in Irish waters, an influx that may spell changes in Ireland’s marine areas The octopus commonly encountered in ...

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world’s oldest octopus ...

Octopus is considered a delicacy — grilled, boiled, or fried. But rising demand has consequences, and in several regions of Europe, this intelligent cephalopod is already considered overfished. Stocks ...

Imagine a world without people. Who takes over the biggest, emptiest habitat on Earth, the ocean? In a recent interview, University of Oxford zoologist Tim Coulson floated an unexpected contender, ...

In the tradition of indie classics such as Limbo and Inside, comes a new action adventure starring a cartoon octopus caught ...

Octopuses are one of the most alien creatures on Earth. The lack of bones makes them amazing shapeshifters, most of them can change color like chameleons, and they pump blue copper-based blood through ...

Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

A beloved deep-sea diva has taken her final bow. ‘Ghost,’ a giant Pacific octopus who captivated visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific, has died after entering the final, haunting stage of her ...