Scientists who study cephalopods and animal welfare are contributing to the idea of alien intelligence and what it means to ...

Critics offer many arguments against raising octopuses for food, including possible releases of waste, antibiotics or ...

While Nayler's story is wholly fictional, it is not without basis in a very real school of zoological thought, one which ...

With brains that process information almost like a computer, the sea creatures already use tools and can be social. But they ...

A diver was determined to save a small coconut octopus taking shelter in a plastic cup as a replacement for natural ...

News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures ...

For most of us, octopus mating is the kind of thing you'd bury deep beneath the incognito tab of your browser history. But for a crack team of researchers studying Antarctic ice melt, it's a ...

An octopus's brain is located in its egg-shaped head, called the mantle. But the brain does not have complete control over its body. Each arm contains enough neurons to operate semi-independently.

Their research was selected for the July 15 cover of Science Advances. Underwater glove puts octopus' abilities on the hand of humans Underwater glove puts octopus' abilities on the hand of humans ...