Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.

On Sept. 20, the New York Times featured the lab for completed research on the hunting mechanism of octopuses. “We wanted to look at arm control in octopuses and see whether there were any rules they ...

For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a ...

The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing ...

Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured ...

Watch the Video Click here to watch on YouTube The more scientists study octopuses, the more we learn how fascinating these ...

“Due to the involvement of the nervous and muscular systems, it is likely that cephalopod color change is one of the most ...

That's if he's in a good mood. Octopuses live to be about four - so, at one year old, she says that he's the equivalent of a teenager. "He definitely exhibits what you'd expect a teenager to be ...

Octopuses have blue blood, three hearts and a doughnut-shaped brain. But these aren’t even the most unusual things about them! Known for their otherworldly look and remarkable intelligence, octopuses ...

Different types of cephalopods have different concentrations of chromatophores. Shallow water octopuses like the species used in the study (Octopus rubescens) have about 230 chromatophores per ...

Contorting, shape-shifting, camouflaging—often all at once—octopuses are as diverse as they are fascinating. Here six octopuses show their stuff. You’re sitting on the seabed, just off the ...

“Their advanced neural structure, decentralized nervous system, and remarkable problem-solving skills make octopuses uniquely suited for an unpredictable world. “These qualities could allow ...