More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at ...

To solve this puzzle, Thomas Clements, a paleontologist at the University of Leicester, and his colleagues put this supposed ...

A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found ...

The algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus), also called the prickly octopus, lives in the Indo-West Pacific. Despite its modest size — its mantle (main body) is only 3 inches long with arms stretching up ...

Scientists found that the male’s hectocotylus, the specialized arm for mating, is lined with receptors that can sense ...

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating a historic milestone in cephalopod care with the successful settlement of more than 15 red octopuses (Octopus ...

A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of ...