"Octopuses are smart, highly exploratory, very strong and their body is completely compressible because they have no fixed ...

"When we came in the next morning and his tank was empty, I was really surprised." ...

A fossil once believed to show the world’s oldest imprint of an octopus – some 300 million years old – is actually another ...

I don't think he was unhappy with us, or lonely, as octopus are solitary creatures. But he is such a curious boy." ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

Yes, female octopuses throw things at pushy males-but it's not just them.

The staff and I have been pretty sad. But then, this is Inky, and he’s always been a bit of a surprise octopus.” ...

You’ve probably seen it by now — that Instagram video posted in April 2026 of an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, ...

A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth ...

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests ...

Scientists uncover the truth behind a well-known fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, showing the "world's oldest octopus" was not ...