These five research-backed insights show why the octopus remains one of the most extraordinary minds in the animal kingdom.

Nighttime reef walk in search of wild octopuses.

In less than a decade, Greg Jackson has built Britain’s largest energy company – 7.5 million UK customers, 10 million globally and an estimated $20bn in annualised revenue. From the start, Octopus ...

In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide mid-water almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...

British renewable energy provider Octopus Energy said this week that it’s spinning off Kraken, its tech platform for utilities, spurred in part by $500 million in committed annual revenue from other ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus beloved by aquarium visitors, is entering senescence, the final stage of her life.

Dramatic footage of one man's remarkable close encounter with a 12-foot octopus has been making waves online. John Roney is an underwater videographer and film and television editor based on Vancouver ...

“In this instance, the guest leaned her child over the exhibit barrier, allowing him to reach into the habitat without staff supervision,” a rep for the Aquarium told PEOPLE Madison E. Goldberg ...

A Texas mom is concerned after she says an octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium left bruises on her 6-year-old son’s arm. According to the mother, Britney Taryn, her son has been visiting the aquarium ...