While modern octopuses have DNA that consistently gets reshuffled, resulting in some chromosomal mixing, the researchers ...

Season Zero, where we are remastering episodes of Bizarre Beasts that were originally created for Vlogbrothers. This episode, the dumbo octopus, the cephalopod that uses "ears" for efficient swimming ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...

With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, it’s not surprising that the public and scientific experts alike are fascinated by octopuses. Their abilities to recognize faces, ...

One of the ganglia connected with the visceral nerves in octopod Cephalopoda has been found to possess the peculiarity of contracting rhythmically with the same frequency as the organs of blood ...

Girmay Zahilay sworn in as King County Executive, youngest in history, promising changes Girmay Zahilay has been sworn in as King County Executive, making him the youngest person to ever hold the role ...

The horned octopod Eledone cirrhosa, a medium-sized species found in Arabian Gulf off Saudi Arabia, was collected monthly from the Arabian Gulf off Dammam city during January to December 2022. Samples ...

Some facts about octopuses: they're venomous, they taste with their skin, they use tools, they can solve puzzles, Aristotle thought they were dumb, Jacques Costeau thought they were smart, they can ...

On June 4, 2024, a purported photograph of a giant octopus washed up on a beach went viral. Many posts on X claimed the image was taken in Bali, Indonesia. The image in question showed five visible ...

Obsession works like an addiction. You feed it and feed it, falling down rabbit holes, pursuing your prey with single-minded intensity. You chase the dragon, until you are indistinguishable from the ...