In the dark depths of the sea, where vision is difficult, meeting a mate becomes a problem. Octopuses, which are highly ...

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive and sensory organ, Harvard scientists and others have found. Octopuses are some of ...

Argonaut octopuses are rarely seen by humans, as they live in the open ocean away from shores. Females have a thin shell that carries their eggs, giving them the nickname ‘paper nautilus.’ Males have ...

Some male octopuses perform one of the most extreme survival strategies in the animal kingdom, they detach their own arm ...

Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor at the base of an underwater mountain. It's a magical place, especially if you're an octopus. We now ...

Octopuses are an extremely diverse group of sea life. With roughly 300 species in total, there are many octopus species that ...