Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming ...

Scientists found four new octopus species, unveiling new insights into deep-sea biodiversity and emphasizing the need for international collaboration in marine conservation. On Tuesday (January 16 ...

University of Oxford professor Tim Coulson told London-based business publication The European that the octopus is one of the ...

The coconut octopus, or Amphioctopus marginatus ... and isn’t the only human-like behavior of this species. It has also been seen walking on two or four tentacles, using its remaining tentacles ...

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

Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world ... Mating happens at arm’s length for the four species of these cephalopods. The tiny male detaches its hectocotylus—a modified arm ...

It includes anywhere that is more than 7,000 metres below the surface. It's possible different species of Dumbo octopus could occupy different depth ranges. 'Light can only penetrate to 1,000 metres,' ...

Professor Tim Coulson, a professor of Zoology and former head of Biology at Oxford University, has shared his thoughts on ...

My Octopus Teacher? Well, scientists are suggesting that 'my octopus empire' may be more fitting, come the apocalypse.

A California Two Spot Octopus and four hatchlings are joining the more than 3,400 animals and 500 species featured at the zoo ...