Octopuses sometimes punch fish out of spite
The mysterious behavior appears related to collaborative hunting and hints at complex emotions
Octopus-inspired robot can climb ladders and walls
New research highlights how mimicking nature makes for great design
Why is this huge group of deep sea octopus moms suffocating?
Year after year, stressed out broods of octopuses kept appearing. Biologists started getting curious
You're Not Hallucinating. That's Just Squid Skin.
Octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of underwater camouflage, blending in seamlessly against a rock or coral. But squid have to hide in the open ocean, mimicking the subtle interplay of light, water, and waves. How do they do it?
Octopuses Do Something Really Strange to Their Genes
"Humans don’t have this. Monkeys don’t. Nothing has this except the coleoids.”