It's one of the most bizarre creatures on Earth, and not just because it looks so different. The octopus can camouflage itself in a flash; squeeze its entire body through a one-inch hole; and their ...

Whatever they are called, they are widely considered one of the smartest animals in the world. They have been seen navigating ...

Plans are underway to open the world's first octopus farm in Spain—a move that has been met with considerable backlash from animal rights groups. Spanish seafood commercialization company Nueva ...

An octopus lies amid rocks on the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of Oregon. (Photo: OOI-NSF / UW / CSSF) Are intelligent aliens living among us? A newly published novel just might lead you to think ...

The story is familiar by now: Inky the octopus somehow escaped his tank at the New Zealand National Aquarium. Making his way across the floor, he compressed his body into a drainage pipe and made his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...