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

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

The coconut octopus has solved a problem that stumps most soft-bodied ocean creatures: how to survive on a wide-open, featureless seafloor teeming with predators. Its solution involves tools, forward ...

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

Why did this mother octopus continue to protect her eggs for four and a half years without eating anything?For octopuses in ...

It looks more like a harmless sea creature than a deadly predator. Hidden among rocks, shells, and coral in shallow water, a ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Octopuses can solve complex puzzles, use tools, and escape secure aquariums. Part of its brain lives in its arms. It can see with ...

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

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

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