From the octopus that walks on land to another that grows its own ‘lifejacket’, discover these unusual species ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different instruction manual. Scientists study them for answers about intelligence and ...

The octopus is one of the coolest animals in the sea. For starters, they are invertebrates. That means they don’t have backbones like humans, lions, turtles, and birds. That may sound unusual, but ...

The blanket octopus uses venomous man o’ war tentacles as weapons, doubling its reach and surviving in the open ocean.

Octopuses are extraordinary creatures, and their blue blood is just one of the many unusual aspects of their biology. That means there's a huge part of the ocean, over 95% that are yet to be explored.

Octopuses are some of the most amazing creatures of the ocean. They are smart, flexible, and can change colour to hide from their predators. While many octopuses are small, some species can grow to ...

According to most science fiction and fantasy depictions, alien life is similar to what we know on Earth. But it’s likely that aliens, if they exist, are actually very different from us. Scientists ...

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center says it has to rely on local fishermen to find a giant Pacific octopus. A Giant Pacific Octopus playing with toys in the tank at Hatfield ...

Octopuses break so many biological expectations that scientists still struggle to explain how they ended up this way through normal evolution. From how their brains work to how their bodies heal, ...

Octopuses are extraordinary creatures, and their blue blood is just one of the many unusual aspects of their biology. Did you know that an octopus has blue blood [Jsim] The ocean covers more than 70% ...