In a recent news report from ABC, it was revealed that scientists from the Ocean Exploration Trust captured on film one of the rarest sea-dwelling creatures ever: the Dumbo Octopus. These adorable ...

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought. In fact, it belongs to an ...

"Where the Crawdads Sing" filmmaker Olivia Newman is bringing another smash-hit bestseller to the screen; this time, with a cephalopod star at its center. If you spend any time at all in your local ...

In 2000, researchers described an odd fossil found not far from Chicago. It had a round body, finlike structures on one end and a tangle of arms. The fossil was classified as an octopus and named ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records—has turned out to be something else altogether. In what amounts to ...

Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

A new shape-shifting material can change both its texture and color in seconds, inspired by the camouflage abilities of octopuses. By precisely controlling how a polymer swells with water, researchers ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, the Long Beach Aquarium’s beloved giant Pacific octopus, has died, the aquarium announced in a news release ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A beloved octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has died, officials announced Wednesday. The giant Pacific octopus named Ghost died on Tuesday. Back in ...

Sally and Gilly cast a spell over Jimmy in "Practical Magic" (1998) - Warner Bros. When it was released in 1998, "Practical Magic" wasn't exactly considered a classic. Directed by Griffin Dunne, it ...