An encounter with one such creature was documented last year. Deep under the Pacific Ocean, marine scientists recorded a sight rarely seen by humans: an octopus billowy-bouncing across the seafloor at ...

Paul the octopus, made famous for correctly predicting each of Germany's 2010 World Cup matches, will get his own permanent memorial corner to mark his life. Three months after his death, the shrine ...

"These types of manipulations are performed by an octopus as they arrange objects around their den," said Lee. "This demonstration highlights the ability of the octopus-inspired adhesive to precisely ...

Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.

Octopus Energy has gone from a newcomer in the energy market to the biggest electricity supplier in just eight years. In that time, it has repeatedly been made a Which? Recommended Provider. It's one ...

Using a sheep’s liver to predict the outcome of the US election makes a serious point about how humans have coped with ...

If you have watched My Octopus Teacher, you will already have a deep ­appreciation of these highly intelligent, curious sea creatures. This Oscar-winning ­documentary highlighted some of the ...

Narainen looked over and saw a tiny shelled octopus called an argonaut, or paper nautilus, clinging to the candy wrapper as if it were a magic carpet. "I was just too excited," Narainen wrote in an ...

Celebrated each year on October 8th, World Octopus Day is a time to honor one of the most intelligent animals in the ocean. World Octopus Day highlights the complexities of protecting marine animals ...