A sprawling new documentary series, The Americas takes viewers to the southern tip of Chile, the frozen north of Alaska and ...

The largest octopus is the giant Pacific octopus. As its name suggests, the Giant Pacific Octopus lives in the North Pacific Ocean. Bigger octopuses generally tend to live longer than smaller ...

This is one of the jelly fungi, Auricularia auricula-judae, which is now translated to the politically correct wood ear. It ...

There is no prototypical octopus, just as there is no prototypical dog. A new book explains how these alien, blue-blooded, ...

A female octopus guarding her eggs. Source: YouTube. Uploaded: The Dodo. The reproductive strategy of the octopus is as intriguing as their other behaviors. Female octopuses lay thousands of eggs and ...

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 ...

To determine if an octopus is male or female, biologists have previously relied purely on observation, differentiating between which individuals lay eggs versus which produce sperm. Searching the ...

The Mississippi Aquarium announced today their Giant Pacific Octopus Bubblewrap has passed away after showing signs of ...

This Easter egg is particularly effective because it builds anticipation for Doctor Octopus’s eventual emergence as a direct threat. Rather than immediately introducing him with his iconic ...

It's becoming increasingly important to Americans to stretch their dollar -- or in this case -- eggs. We spoke with a food safety expert to learn everything you need to know about properly ...

Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around eight inches), relatively short arms, bell-shaped body, pale coloring, and tendency to hover over the seafloor, and you’ve got a cephalopod ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets ... In turtles, for instance, sex is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated. Some fish have a gene that determines ...