Casper the octopod lays its eggs on stalks of dead sponges attached to nodules rich in manganese on the ocean floor. The stalked sponges require the presence of manganese nodules as a substrate for ...

Deep-sea mining operations threaten Casper, a new fin-less octopod species relying on fragile ecosystems to reproduce. A different octopod of the same species. (Credit: Jason 2 ROV team) Casper, and ...

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Are you on the lookout for an innovative timepiece, and worried that regular smartwatches are so 2016? Have you ever dreamed of owning your own steampunk octopus? Thanks to the ingenuity of Swiss ...

Scientists have spotted a spooky "ghostlike" octopod deep in the waters off Hawaii — but could this curious creature be an entirely new species? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

NOAA researchers discovered what may be a new species of ‘dumbo’ octopod at a depth of 4,290 meters during a deep ocean expedition near Hawaii’s Necker Island. The ‘ghost-like’ octopod was spotted by ...