12 April 2023
The configuration of brown and white stripes on pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae) varies between individuals, which could help researchers monitor them in the wild
9 November 2022
Female octopuses intentionally throw debris at harassing males
13 July 2022
A glove with artificial suckers inspired by those found on octopuses allows people to securely grip delicate objects underwater, and the technology could be added to robots in future
12 May 2022
After mating, female octopuses increase production of a steroid hormone, which may drive them to starve themselves while guarding their eggs
17 March 2022
The relatively high intelligence of octopuses may be due in part to high numbers of microRNAs that could let them generate more types of neurons
2 March 2022
Thousands of brooding octopus mothers gather at a spot 3200 metres deep off the coast of California because warmer water there dramatically reduces hatching times
16 December 2021
Two-millimetre-long gloomy octopus hatchlings move towards a source of light, possibly because it makes it easier to hunt prey
9 November 2021
Octopus djinda is caught in fisheries and eaten by people, but has only now been recognised as a separate species from another Australian octopus
9 April 2021
An octopus has three hearts: Two peripheral ones in its gills and a further central heart that serves its organs and muscles.
