Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology studied this species of nocturnal octopus and captured evidence that proves otherwise. While studying brain activity, scientists discovered octopuses ...

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia.

If blue-ringed octopuses are small as adults, then these juveniles are even smaller, about the size of a pea. They are nocturnal foragers, enjoying a diet of small crustaceans – including crabs and ...

Commercial octopus farms, however, would house octopuses in barren, crowded tanks under near-constant light—conditions that are in direct conflict with their nocturnal, solitary, territorial, and ...

For example, the reef octopus, which is only active during the day, has a more complex brain and larger optic lobes compared to the nocturnal blue-lined octopus. Coral reefs are busy and challenging ...

Amazon Prime Video's "Octopus!" is a two-part documentary special narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, premiering May 8 Prime Video/YouTube Octopuses are amassing fans for their quirky ways.

A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt.