By Mongabay.com Happy World Octopus Day! Every Oct 8, the world celebrates one of the more unusual creatures of the sea.

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, collectively known as coleoid cephalopods, have evolved exceptionally large and elaborately ...

World Octopus Day 2026 highlights octopuses' unusual intelligence, including learning, problem-solving, tool use and flexible ...

Every October 8, attention turns to one of the ocean’s most distinctive animals. Octopuses stand out for their eight arms, ...

A remarkable fossil discovered in Montana revealed a prehistoric ten-armed relative of modern octopuses dating back ...

A research team is using ultrasound to map the deep-brain circuits that may give rise to conscious experience.

An underwater exploration of Sicily’s shipwrecks and sea life reveals a different, crowd-free side of the island.

A new review in National Science Review unifies biomimetics, spectral physics, and artificial intelligence into a single ...

Beloved Pittsburgh-reared instrumental rock band Don Caballero is reuniting for the first time since 2009 at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona next June. Alongside original drummer Damon Che, ...

Stephen King discusses "Other Worlds Than These" with Peter Straub, the influence of killer Charles Starkweather and one last Holly Gibney novel.

The world's largest chinstrap penguin colony has declined by two-thirds, with scientists linking the crash to a warming ...

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