A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of ...

An artistic reconstruction of the deathbed of Pohlsepia mazonensis, 300 million years ago. (Franz Anthony/Clements et al., ...

When the scientists paired two male octopuses in the same setup, the males interacted by touching arms, but they never ...

Scientists have learned how male octopuses’ specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go ...

A mating pair of wild Octopus americanus, one displaying the arm action “raise.” A new study of octopuses in the wild found that all eight arms can do multiple actions, but their front arms are ...

The octopus is a striking creature. Their most defining feature, of course, is their eight arms. A new study of octopuses has now documented exactly how those eight arms are used in the wild.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. To celebrate Earth Day, National Geographic produced an amazing ...

In Feb. 2024, I had the amazing opportunity to interview Dr. Alex Schnell for the next installment of Nat Geo’s “Secrets of…” franchise premiering today on Disney+. This iteration is focused on the ...

To test their ideas, scientists observed California two-spot octopuses in tanks. They placed males and females on opposite ...

A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a "taste by touch" sensory ...