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

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 ...

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

Picture an octopus that could be deadly to humans. You're probably thinking of a large creature, and not one that is the size ...

“Octopus seem to have highly evolved nervous ... Ph.D., a professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Sydney. “Octopuses are not well set up to build a human-like ...

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 ...

A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...

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 ...

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.

With brains that process information almost like a computer, they already use tools and can be social. But they need to make ...