Octopus mating behaviors can be quite deadly. Many species are cannibalistic, making the entire prospect of mating dangerous, and female octopuses often die after laying one clutch of eggs. Their ...

More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end," are lyrics from the popular rock song Closing Time by Semisonic. The lyrics are quite appropriate to recent events at ...

Plans are underway to open the world's first octopus farm in Spain—a move that has been met with considerable backlash from animal rights groups. Spanish seafood commercialization company Nueva ...

Octopuses have more than 2,000 suckers on eight arms, and each one is controlled individually, making these critters incredibly dextrous. So when a team of researchers wondered how to design a glove ...

Quick Take The blue-ringed octopus has extremely potent venom, capable of killing a human victim. These octopuses contain a ...

Researchers at Michigan State University are studying the brain body connection in animals like the octopus, and that research could be used to help develop better prosthetic technology. Dr Galit ...

Among the smartest animals on Earth, octopuses are unique for being utterly weird in their evolutionary path to developing those smarts. Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith has called the octopus the ...