In December 2025, social media users shared an image of a frightful monster from the deep. The image, which appeared to show a giant octopus not far off a coastline, included text that read: "A drone ...

SAN DIEGO — Researchers at UC San Diego have successfully engineered bacteria to produce octopus pigment, opening the door to revolutionary applications in sunscreen, cosmetics, paint, textiles and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California scientists captured rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a jellyfish. Almost a half-mile below ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --A Swedish musician spent six months working to accomplish the "worst" and "coolest" thing he has ever done: teaching an octopus to play piano. Mattias Krantz, a YouTuber whose content ...

Stomach cancer usually starts with precancerous changes in the stomach’s inner lining. Precancerous conditions are changes that occur in the body that may lead to cancer. Several precancerous changes ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has announced a remarkable first: the successful hatching of more than 3,000 Red Octopus hatchlings — a species native to ...

Proponents of octopus farming claim it can reduce fishing pressure on wild octopus populations by supplying the seafood industry, and even suggest that these efforts could contribute to restocking ...

One of Poulsbo's newest inhabitants has quadruple the number of arms and triple the number of hearts than the usual resident. Western Washington University's SEA Discovery Center announced at the end ...

At his finest, the Indianapolis Colts' Jonathan Taylor is unquestionably one of the NFL's best running backs. Taylor has two Pro Bowl selections this decade. He also led the league in both touchdowns ...

In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

"We are thankful for how far reaching this story has become," a rep for the Aquarium of the Pacific tells PEOPLE, while sharing its plans to honor her aquarium of the pacific Ghost, a giant octopus at ...