Learn why octopuses change color, how fast they can blend into their surroundings, and how the creatures can change into ...

A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, ...

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

Professor Tim Coulson of the University of Oxford, said their 'dexterity, curiosity, ability to communicate with each other, and supreme intelligence' means they could create complex tools to build a ...

The Great Lakes Aquarium bids adieu to a long-time feathered "ambassador" while also preparing for the imminent death of another popular resident: Fitzgerald, a giant Pacific octopus. Bogey, a 26-year ...

A British man in the Philippines unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals in the world on Wednesday. Andy McConnell ...

This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

We hunted down the seafood restaurants with the most social media buzz, industry awards, and accolades to find the best of ...

A recent study showed the molecular pathways that zebrafish use to lighten themselves and darken themselves for animal ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed arms, its massive eyes glowing red or blue. The dramatic scientific name — ...

Wineries and boutique hotels have sprouted along the backroads and once-sleepy main streets of this Central Coast county.

When the two-lane Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, it was hailed as a “triumph of structural engineering.” Locals quickly gave it another name—Galloping Gertie—after noticing how the ...