A TikToker says we're all severely underreacting to octopuses, then spends three videos proving her point completely right.

"These krakens must have been a fearsome sight to behold." Scientists just classified an enormous octopus that likely ruled ...

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish may have evolved large brains because of the challenges posed by their environments rather ...

Scientists have spent decades studying octopuses, but these mysterious creatures continue to surprise them. Every discovery ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, octopuses have demonstrated an ability previously thought exclusive to vertebrates: using ...

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Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey." ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has ...

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Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons sit in its arms. Each arm can reach, grasp, and taste with a degree of ...