Octopuses have nine brains, use tools, have the ability to recognize people and are so bright and brilliant it’d be cruel to ...

Scientists have sequenced the genomes of a handful of octopus species, but they can't link genes to specific traits the way they can in mice or even humans. When UO researchers recently sequenced the ...

5 fun facts about octopuses Octopuses have a parrot-like beak, which is the only hard part of their body. The plural of octopus is "octopuses" or "octopi," according to Merriam-Webster.Some people ...

Should Hawaiʻi ban octopus farming? The practice is already almost nonexistent around the world, and a facility in the Canary ...

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to determine sex.

We know octopuses are intelligent, but watch as this octopus surprises scientists by finding its own way to solve a problem.

Animals with numerous hearts are a fascinating phenomena in the microscopic realm of biology. Amazing adaptations found in nature allow many species to flourish in their unique enviroments. Here are 8 ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery about octopuses: they have one of the oldest known sex chromosomes in the animal ...

The study of digestive physiology and diet in octopus species is crucial for understanding their growth, survival, and overall health, especially in aquaculture settings. Recent research has ...

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...

Scientists at University of Oregon discover one of the oldest known animal sex chromosomes in California two-spot octopus.