Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers ...

Octopuses, with their doughnut-shaped brain and hundreds of millions of neurons, have demonstrated intelligence in many ways.

Stockphoto, Julix/iStockphoto While most people are worried about artificial intelligence-driven robots, a University of ...

Octopuses can taste with their arms, and a new study reveals that specifically, they're tasting chemical cues from microbes that grow on the surface of objects like dead crabs and living octopus eggs.

Equally mysterious and beautiful, octopuses are captivating creatures. There are over 300 octopus species, and they thrive in ...

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 ...

A new study revealed that two species of octopus have the capability to rewire their brains in response to temperature changes. Because octopuses are cold-blooded, “they cannot internally regulate ...

Octopuses who are often hostile to one another become cuddle puddles when exposed to MDMA Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

The video, from the PBS docu-series Nature, shows an octopus named Heidi dramatically changing color while she sleeps A stunning video of a scientist’s pet octopus has the scientific community asking ...

Scientists studying the behavior of wild octopuses off the coast of Australia have made a strange discovery, with the creatures caught hurling silt, algae and even shells at one another. The finding ...

By Jill Miranda Baker The agenda included close encounters with sharks, rays, manatees, penguins, sea otters, octopuses, coral reef and more as a group of public officials, community members and Mote ...