Deep in the ocean, living in eternal darkness, is the dumbo octopus (of the genus Grimpoteuthis), a creature that few humans have seen face-to-face. When someone is lucky enough to spot one, they're ...

Deep in the ocean, living in eternal darkness, is the dumbo octopus (of the genus Grimpoteuthis), a creature that few humans have seen face-to-face. When someone is lucky enough to spot one ...

Hundreds of pieces of Lego lost at sea off a cargo ship 27 years ago have been found this year, including the first ever ...

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.

However, she soon realized the sea lion wasn’t alone; it was going toe-to-toe with an octopus in an unexpected underwater showdown. Credit: Castanet News On paper, judging by size, it’s reminiscent of ...

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

Octopus Energy Group has surged to the lead in Britain’s energy market less than a decade after it was founded, with CPPIB ...

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

Dive into the ocean’s depths, and you will encounter a creature as peculiar as it is captivating – the Flapjack Octopus. They are known scientifically as Opisthoteuthis californiana. This adorable ...

This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories ...

But there’s undeniably something special about cephalopods – the class of ocean-dwelling invertebrates that includes cuttlefish, squid and octopus. Critics offer many arguments against raising ...