A mother octopus broods her eggs near a small outcrop of rock unofficially called El Dorado Hill. When a female octopus broods (which can be a timespan of multiple years), she does not eat and dies ...

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 ...

Research shows that up to 50% of the human brain is involved in visual processing. For octopuses, that number is roughly 70%. There are similarities between octopus and human eyes — both involve a ...

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 ...

It was the last hour of a 30-hour dive, nearly two murky miles below the ocean’s surface. A remotely operated vehicle called the Hercules was exploring the foothills of the Davidson Seamount, an ...

Alaska Pacific University professor of marine biology David Scheel examines an octopus, cyanea, near Mo'orea, French Polynesia. (Sy Montgomery) Octopuses are mysterious sea creatures to many people, ...

Equally mysterious and beautiful, octopuses are captivating creatures. There are over 300 octopus species, and they thrive in ...

The male octopus was repeatedly filmed violently jolting awake from sleep and engaging in unusual activities, but exactly what prompted this odd behavior is unclear. When you purchase through links on ...

Octopuses have a few characteristics that make them stand out as one of the most intelligent mollusks in the ocean. These slippery, strange ocean creatures, characterized by their large craniums and ...

A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet last collapsed, unlocking valuable information about how much future sea levels may ...