A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) swims off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea. (Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images) We named him Squirt — not because he was the smallest of the 16 ...

Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the ...

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked.

Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’? View on euronews ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Octopuses are fascinating animals—and serve as important model organisms in neuroscience, cognition research and developmental biology. To gain a deeper understanding of their biology and evolutionary ...

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

Rachel Blaser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’? An “exceptional” number of Mediterranean Octopus have been spotted along ...