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

Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

One of the oddest relationships you’ll see on screen this year is the one between South African filmmaker and diver Craig Foster and the octopus he befriended while diving in the Great African Sea ...

Though their appearance is downright alien, octopuses are far more like humans than meets the eye. The octopus and its cephalopod brethren have been known to exhibit play-like behaviors, to use tools, ...

This species (Enteroctopus dofleini) is the largest in the world, and found from the United States's Pacific Northwest to the coast of Japan. Specimens have been measured more than 16 feet in length ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Out of sight from visitors and school field trips, Birch Aquarium in La Jolla is quietly raising more than 3,000 tiny octopus ...

The NAM in Athens has reached into its vaults and unveiled octopus-themed artifacts from burials on Crete dating to the Late ...

So, you've got this pet octopus. Let me guess, she keeps trying to escape. Opening the lid to her tank, pushing the lid, creeping across the floor. You always manage to catch her before she squeezes ...