One of the most striking things about these creatures, however, is the fact that each of their eight arms almost seems to have a mind of its own, allowing an octopus to multitask in a manner that ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...

Octopus vulgaris has up to 150,000 chromatophores, or pigment sacs, in a single square inch of skin. Some cephalopods may be capable of more complicated forms of learning, such as reversal ...

We read Katherine Courage's book "Octopus!" and discovered that the octopus is even weirder than it looks. A special thanks to NOAA and professor of marine biology at the Alaska Pacific University ...

New footage reveals a coconut octopus throwing stones to protect its hideout, marking the first time this behavior has been ...

This octopus species lives in open water in Earth’s tropical and subtropical seas. It’s not the easiest place to find a mate, especially since the male is tiny—less than three-quarters of an ...

The neurons in the octopus's arms are concentrated along an axial nerve cord that undulates down the length of each arm, with ...

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.

Discover a snow octopus created by "the snow artist" in Greenfield, Indiana. Learn about the inspiration behind this unique ...

This year, Octopus Energy won the Energy Efficiency Project of the Year with Intelligent Octopus, a virtual power plant that ...

If you can't skip the saltwater mollusk at restaurants (where octopus might still appear less frequently than something like squid), it's worth learning how to make it at home. So we reeled in ...