This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it ...

World Octopus Day reveals how intelligent, adaptable, and important octopuses are to our planet’s oceans today.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. - Seven miles off the coast of Manatee County, Captain Tony Zain was surprised to see a certain octopus that is rarely seen for reasons that make it unique among its species.

A small octopus, roughly 4 inches in size, will be going on view at Maymont’s Robins Nature Center on Friday. “We are so excited to expand Maymont’s aquatic collection with such a fascinating creature ...

Scientists discover a new species of Dumbo octopus in the Pacific, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, inspired by the flying figures of ...

Plunging into the chilly waters off the western coast of Canada, a pair of scuba divers swam along the seafloor near an octopus. The "curious" animal eventually approached them and briefly took one of ...

BAY VIEW STATE PARK — Educators at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve were surprised by a call Wednesday afternoon asking for their help with a stranded giant Pacific octopus at Bay View ...

Octopuses can open jars, use tools, solve puzzles and even recognize individual human faces staring back at them through aquarium glass. Should they serve as menu items, too? Whether stuffed into ...