The river roars in the heat of the summer. The water is clear and cool, and a respite from the high sun. An angler leans back ...

Octopus boom along England's southwest coast down to 'perfect storm' A large - and normally rare - type of octopus is being caught by fishermen in Devon and Cornwall in enormous numbers.

The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system A mix of autonomous and top-down control manage the octopus's limbs.

Some English fishermen have hit the jackpot this season, hauling in tons of octopus, but the invasion of the eight-legged molluscs also highlights the threat from marine heat waves. Persistent ...

But it’s hard to beat Phoebe Waller-Bridge in “Octopus!” for pure entertainment, quippery, and a voice that wraps around the brain like a tentacle.

The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it was captured off the coast of New Zealand.

An octopus hitched a ride on the back of a mako shark in extraordinary nature footage released by the University of Auckland. Researchers at the institution dubbed the underwater friendship ...

Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’ Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the ...

The venomous blue-lined octopus is one of many species that engages in sexual cannibalism.

A video shared to TikTok on Nov. 9, 2024, claimed to show a "giant sea white octopus caught by fishermen" and included a geolocation tag of the "United States." In the video, multiple people were ...

The octopus-fish dynamic takes things up a notch, with aspects of collaboration, exploitation, and shared leadership all adding up to animal intrigue.