Discover the world’s 8 largest octopus species found across global oceans. Learn about their size, habitats, and fascinating ...

World Octopus Day reveals how intelligent, adaptable, and important octopuses are to our planet’s oceans today.

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

Deep-sea creatures often look more like science fiction monsters than marine animals. The glass octopus is one such animal. The Schmidt Ocean Institute captured this footage of the incredibly rare ...

Celebrate World Octopus Day 2025 by discovering extraordinary octopus species that showcase the beauty, intelligence, and ...

An Octopus cyanea hunts with a blacktip grouper on one side and a blue goatfish on the other. Octopuses don’t always hunt alone — but their partners aren’t who you’d expect. A new study shows that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms, new research ...

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography successfully hatched over 3,000 Red Octopus hatchlings, a species ...

Octopus populations across the globe are facing mounting pressures from overfishing, habitat loss and environmental change.

Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. A new study found that some members of an octopus ...