More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

Learn how octopuses use microbial signals to detect rotten food and unviable eggs.

Octopuses exhibit distinct sleep stages, mirroring human patterns with quiet and active phases. During active sleep, their ...

If humans vanished overnight, which species would dominate Earth? An Oxford biologist suggests octopuses possess intelligence, adaptability and evolutionary traits that could reshape life’s future.

Octopuses are brilliant, emotional, and mysterious. Can they ever be farmed humanely? And if they can, should they be? Fast ...

Learn more about the chemical compound oleamide that leaks from plastic pollution and changes octopus meal preferences.

Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives. A new study found that some members of an octopus ...