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 ...

Beach days usually come with seashells and seagulls — not an unexpected eight-armed visitor. But one lucky beachgoer at Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) snapped rare photos of an octopus making a ...

Octopuses and their arms are still a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don't know how they work; their arms are boneless hydrostats, made up of groups of muscles working together, and capable ...

Ghost the giant Pacific octopus has been a viral sensation since her arrival at the Aquarium of the Pacific in California last summer. But these days she leads a quieter life — albeit, showered by ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

Dramatic footage of one man's remarkable close encounter with a 12-foot octopus has been making waves online. John Roney is an underwater videographer and film and television editor based on Vancouver ...

A Texas mom is concerned after she says an octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium left bruises on her 6-year-old son’s arm. According to the mother, Britney Taryn, her son has been visiting the aquarium ...

A 6-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn't let go after the boy reached into a touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium, his mother said. Britney Taryn, the boy's mom, ...

A dramatic surge in octopus numbers along the South West coast of the UK is being linked to climate change. The lucrative octopus bloom has led to a dramatic fall in the number of shellfish such as ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

Octopus Energy Group, Britain's largest residential gas and electricity supplier, is plotting a £10bn demerger of its technology arm that would reinforce its status as one of the country's most ...