World Octopus Day reveals how intelligent, adaptable, and important octopuses are to our planet’s oceans today.

Octopuses, known for their intelligence, adaptability and curiosity, are more than marine marvels. They are vital players in ...

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another species ...

A 2025 study reveals octopuses can use all eight arms at once to reach, grab, and taste things, making them masters of multitasking.

HONOLULU (KHON) – A recent deep-sea dive off the coast of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands brought scientists face-to-face with a rare ocean creature. A “Dumbo octopus” was spotted about a mile below ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

In an excerpt from the new book Secrets of the Octopus, an animal lover offers insight into this “strange, beautiful, curious creature.” Heavy webbing between the arms of a female blanket octopus ...

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Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks ...

Octopus populations across the globe are facing mounting pressures from overfishing, habitat loss and environmental change.