A viral TikTok series by creator Sarah claims we are 'severely underreacting' to octopuses, highlighting their unusual anatomy, intelligence, and behaviors. Her humorous yet fact-filled videos ...

Octopuses have spent the last few decades quietly upending what scientists thought they knew about intelligence outside the ...

The octopus genome with its complex DNA code has finally been cracked. Scientists are eager to answer questions about these creatures’ unusual physiology and incredible intelligence. Scientists ...

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked.

Nine brains, blue blood, instant camouflage: It’s no surprise that octopuses capture our interest and our imaginations. Science-fiction creators, in particular, have been inspired by these tentacled ...

Octopuses can open jars, use tools, solve puzzles and even recognize individual human faces staring back at them through aquarium glass. Should they serve as menu items, too? Whether stuffed into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Mauricio Handler In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a ...

We named him Squirt—not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked.

Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment. Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system ...