Scientists have sequenced the genome of the \"vampire squid from hell,\" revealing it bridges the evolutionary gap between ...

The vampire squid genome shows it kept ancient features shared with squids, while octopuses gained major chromosomal changes.

While modern octopuses have DNA that consistently gets reshuffled, resulting in some chromosomal mixing, the researchers ...

An image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.

Perhaps it was hiding from predators. Or trying to catch food. Then again, maybe it just wanted to be left alone.

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Fancy restaurants dine out on breaking everyday dishes into their constituent parts and reassembling them in novel ways. Matkim is no different. What is, though, is the source material. Few Sydney ...

Let's go hunting for vampires in the inky realm of perpetual night. Thanks again to our friends at Nautilus Live! Learn more ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the ...

A squid's bizarre behavior in the deep sea has scientists scratching their heads. Is it hiding, hunting, or both?

Fans were shocked to learn that in E.B. White's 1945 children's book Stuart Little, the titular character isn't a mouse as ...