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

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

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

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 ...

This is a different kind of ghost story. It’s about an octopus. Her impending death. And the love and wonder she has inspired. I first heard about Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus at Long Beach’s ...

The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs and lobsters in Devon and Cornwall this summer. The highly intelligent cephalopods filled fishing nets and gobbled up crabs ...

It’s a sad day at the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks, where they say their Giant Pacific Octopus has died from natural causes. The animals have short lifespans, only living 3 to 5 years, both in the wild ...

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk recently got a new eight-legged resident. The aquarium added a new female giant Pacific octopus to its collection of sea creatures in August, according to Maritime ...

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs — even though they ...

LOS ANGELES — A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs — even ...

Underwater videographers John Roney and Chris Mullen tell The National about the moment they had their camera hijacked by a curious giant Pacific octopus off the coast of Vancouver Island. LOS ANGELES ...