Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images We ...

A Texas beachcomber spotted a common octopus at Padre Island National Seashore — a rare sight. The octopus, nicknamed Ollie, briefly interacted with a seashell before moving on. Longtime visitors say ...

Octopuses are fascinating animals—and serve as important model organisms in neuroscience, cognition research and developmental biology. To gain a deeper understanding of their biology and evolutionary ...

Perhaps it’s time we stopped feeling quite so bad about eating octopus. Octopuses dine on other octopuses, too. And for the first time, that behavior has been caught on video in the common octopus in ...

Modelling of ocean currents suggests that larvae from Guernsey, which saw its own octopus bloom in 2024, "likely contributed to the UK surge", the report added. An octopus bloom may reoccur again ...

Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasionally containing the remnants of crab ...

The nutritional biology of common octopus paralarvae is a rapidly advancing field that integrates physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. Paralarvae, representing the early, planktonic stage ...

Beachcombing after a strong winter cold front can be equal parts fascinating and sobering. This week was no exception along the Texas coast. With water temperatures dropping quickly over the last ...