Scientists have discovered a potentially new species of the adorable “dumbo” octopus in a very unique place. At more than 4 miles (6,957 meters) under the Indian Ocean, the newly discovered octo was ...

A giant Pacific octopus, the largest and longest living octopus species in the world, was rescued near Haystack Rock earlier this month after struggling in the waves and rocky areas along the beach.

Among the many interesting deep-sea creature discoveries, the female deep-sea octopus, Graneldone boreopacifica, is in a league of its own. Approximately 1,400 meters below the surface of an ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Octopuses might be charismatic, but not many ...

Hindsight is 20/20. A woman in Washington state is now regretting her photo op decision to put a live octopus on her face, KIRO-TV News in Seattle reports. Jamie Bisceglia told the station she was ...

The vampire squid, a type of cephalopod that lives at depths of approximately 600 to 900 meters, is known in English as the 'vampire squid.' The entire genome sequence of the vampire squid, a living ...