The team behind the discovery have not been slacking by any means, and have described fluorescence in 27 species where it was not known to occur previously. These species include nudibranchs ...

Many animals go to great lengths to attract a mate. This goal is especially challenging for a solitary animal, such as the octopus, living in the large, lonely ocean. Another major disadvantage ...

Researchers at Cornell University in New York have developed a color- and shape-changing skin inspired by the camouflaging ability of octopus and squid species. The new technology can be used to ...

Some even put on light shows with glow-in-the-dark tentacles! ... In 1999, scientists announced that they had accidentally discovered an octopus that has glow-in-the-dark tentacles.

Researchers have discovered more than 180 species of fish that flow in ... jellies and plankton — glow colors that are visible to the human eye through a chemical ... cuttlefish and octopus).

Ambio merges sleek design with a soft glow created by bioluminescence. The need to minimize the energy we use need not necessarily impact adversely on the form or function of a device.

To see the glow from a species of bioluminescent octopus used to require a trip to the deep sea and a fair amount of patience. Not anymore. Ambio, a mobile lamp from Amsterdam-based designer ...

A Casper octopus photographed deep underwater. Discovered in 2016, this is the first time this rare octopus species—yet to receive its scientific name—has been seen in the Southern Pacific.

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis ...

A new species of octopus may have just been discovered off the coast of Costa Rica. It was found in a rare brooding site that marks only the third octopus nursery known to exist in the world.

Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday.