Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’?

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

By combining custom engineering with behavioral science, Swedish YouTuber Mattias Krantz taught an octopus named Tako to play the piano.

A quiet walk along the Texas coast usually brings the same sights, so people tend to settle into a familiar rhythm. Waves ...

A stranded octopus gets a helping hand back to the ocean and takes the time to "high five" the rescuer. What really happened?

Writhing octopus, prawns and other seafood have been plated at Los Angeles restaurants for many years. The Japanese and Korean dishes are openly advertised, reviewed by food critics and patrons, and ...

A man captured himself unknowingly holding the world’s deadliest octopus, a blue-ringed octopus, in the Philippines in a ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes ...

The writer and author, who regularly appears on BBC favorite The Antiques Roadshow, was on a morning beach walk on the island ...

Writhing octopus, prawns and other seafood have been plated at Los Angeles restaurants for many years. The Japanese and Korean dishes are openly advertised, reviewed by food critics and patrons, and ...