Octopuses are a pretty incredible species, known for having 8 arms, being highly intelligent and being able to fit into just ...

These intelligent sea creatures have multiple brains — nine, to be exact. In addition to a central brain located between its ...

Growing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane ...

“Octopuses were seen as a problem case because they are intelligent and yet solitary, it was assumed, so researchers puzzled for a long time about what’s going on there,” Birch said.

Octopuses don’t think like we do. In fact, most of their neurons aren’t in their brains at all. Instead, they’re spread ...

Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. IE 11 is not supported.

On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their ...

“Octopuses were seen as a problem case because they are intelligent and yet solitary, it was assumed, so researchers puzzled for a long time about what’s going on there,” Birch said.

Psychedelics are drugs that cause an altered state of consciousness. Dölen and Tippett discussed plant based compounds like ...

Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example ...

Researchers reported on Tuesday in the journal Cell that octopus arms are fine-tuned to “eavesdrop into the microbial world,” ...

Octopuses don’t always hunt alone. A new study shows some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish.