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

The 2021 film "My Octopus Teacher" swept the world with its touching story of a South African man who befriends a wild octopus while free diving in a kelp forest. Millions of filmgoers were charmed ...

The diving gear is on, the cameras are ready—biologist Eduardo Sampaio and his colleagues are set to go. They dive in the Red Sea, scanning left and right underwater—and wonder: Where can an octopus ...

Octopuses do not need to see or smell their prey to identify it. Researchers have shown that the suckers lining each arm contain specialized receptor cells that detect chemicals on contact, giving the ...