Mystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists By Katie Hunt, CNN 4 minute read Updated 4:00 AM EDT, Thu August 24, 2023 Link Copied! Follow: ...

Octopuses have a few characteristics that make them stand out as one of the most intelligent mollusks in the ocean. These slippery, strange ocean creatures, characterized by their large craniums and ...

With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, the Dumbo octopus in this YouTube video looks like it waltzed ...

A team of scientists has discovered four new species of octopus in the waters off Costa Rica, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said Tuesday.. So far, only one of the new species of deep-sea octopus has ...

By nesting at hydrothermal springs, octopus moms give their offspring a leg up,” explained Barry, who was the lead author of the study. The ambient water temperature at 10,500 feet is 35 degrees ...

By Davide ManciniPaola Margu ASTURIAS, Spain, and YUCATÁN, Mexico — On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their boat along ...

Blanket octopuses are pelagic animals, meaning they live in the open ocean. Although their exact population numbers are not known, the common blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) is listed as ...

The Casper octopus was observed at a depth of 4,443 meters, almost three miles below the ocean's surface. A Promachoteuthis squid documented along the Nazca Ridge off the coast of Chile.

Viewers can see the octopus tripping up the object of her affection, wrapping herself around his legs as he’s trying to walk out of the ocean in an effort to get him to notice her.

However, given that mako sharks can reach speeds of 50 km per hour, the octopus was in for quite a ride. "We moved on after 10 minutes, so I can't tell you what happened next.