A TikToker says we're all severely underreacting to octopuses, then spends three videos proving her point completely right.

A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.

Understanding How Octopuses Solve Puzzles And Why Their Intelligence Continues To Fascinate Scientists: Octopuses are widely ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently. Their arms can sense, explore, and even solve simple problems on their own ...

Convergent evolution: Like the octopus's "camera eye" (an eye with a structure similar to that of humans), they have independently evolved highly advanced and similar functions despite being from ...

You’ve probably seen it by now — that Instagram video posted in April 2026 of an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, paired with a claim that females throw stuff at males who won’t leave them ...

You may have spotted a viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showing an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that females throw debris at males who won’t leave them alone.

In the depths of the ocean, I, the elusive creature, navigate a world of wonders and dangers. They call me Dumbo and claim that I am very active. Moreover, they even have this written in their books: ...

What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s ...