Octopuses are rather bizarre creatures, often appearing more alien than other animals on our planet. They have a highly ...

You can’t just swim down there on your own, so exploring the ocean floor has to be done with extremely durable robotic vehicles that require the effort of an entire team. The payoff, however, is ...

Scientists have discovered that a pink warty octopus on the ocean floor is the exact species as a smooth-skinned octopus that lived in shallower depths, proving that animals can look different and ...

Rare ‘Dumbo’ octopus gives scientists a show near the ocean floor. By Mike Wehner. Published Oct 29th, 2018 8:08PM EDT. If you buy through a BGR link, ...

An octopus rolls along the ocean floor inside a coconut shell. Screenshot: Newsflare. NGINAMANU, Indonesia, April 28 (UPI) --A clever octopus in Indonesian waters was caught on video showing off ...

An octopus can be pretty resourceful -- just check out this one carrying a coconut across the ocean floor. It's barely bigger than the coconut and it's using some of its tentacles to hold onto the ...

A female pearl octopus broods her eggs in 2022 at the "octopus garden" near the Davidson Seamount off the California coast. (MBARI) WASHINGTON — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists ...

HONOLULU – Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands. On Feb. 27, a team found a small light ...

One man’s trash is another species’ shelter. Heartbreaking photos depict how octopuses have been increasingly forced to shelter in discarded garbage as trash replaces seashells on the ocean floor.

A petite octopus propels itself through the deep sea. Gif: Schmidt Ocean Institute. Three of the new species are still being described by the team; the only species imaged and named in a recent ...

The octopus was seen on an unnamed seamount in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument just northwest of Hawaii. Video was captured by the Ocean Exploration Trust and NOAA.