For Ghost, a 45-pound octopus believed to be between 2 and 4 years old (the average lifespan for her species), it means ...
Octopuses and other camouflaging cephalopods may be the literal embodiment of “now you see me, now you don’t.” Using both rapid color and texture changes, octopuses can blend into nearly every ...
Researchers have observed octopuses lobbing silt and shells at each other — and they say in some cases it might be deliberate. Anyone who was glued to the World Series will know how important throwing ...
SEATTLE-- It is Octopus Week at the Seattle Aquarium, and the public is invited to take part in several family friendly activities. The highlights include the release of two octopuses into the Puget ...
An octopus has predicted that Manchester United will beat Barcelona in the UEFA Champion's League final at Wembley on Saturday. Cephalopod mollusc Iker chose to eat a sardine from a cylinder featuring ...
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US scientists have bioengineered the octopus pigment xanthommatin in bacteria, producing 1,000 times more material than traditional methods.
Paul the Octopus has died at the age of 2. The cephalopod mollusc gained international fame for supposedly predicting the winner in Germany's seven matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.