This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets ...

Octopuses are fascinating sea creatures. Some species have unique features. The blue-ringed octopus has striking blue rings. The dumbo octopus lives deep in the ocean. The coconut octopus uses shells ...

According to that definition, the behavior of the veined octopus is the first documented case of tool use in invertebrates. Thus, the group reports that these abilities have previously been seen only ...

Just four different movements make up the 12 distinct arm motions that wild octopuses utilize to achieve complex tasks, like probing rocks for food. Research from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL ...

When Foster went to South Africa to shoot the BBC's nature documentary series ' Blue Planet II, ' he said he had a relationship with an octopus alongside the shoot. Roger Holox, a Blue Planet II ...