The neural and cognitive complexity of the octopus could originate from a molecular analogy with the human brain, according to a new study. The research shows that the same 'jumping genes' are active ...

More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world's oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn't one at all. A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought. In fact, it belongs to an ...

A 300‑million‑year‑old fossil, previously thought to be the remains of the world's oldest octopus, has been identified as a different animal. Using the latest technology to search inside the fossil, ...

An artist's impression of what the animal would have looked like A 300‑million‑year‑old fossil, previously thought to be the remains of the world's oldest octopus, has been identified as a different ...

In 2000, researchers described an odd fossil found not far from Chicago. It had a round body, finlike structures on one end and a tangle of arms. The fossil was classified as an octopus and named ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records—has turned out to be something else altogether. In what amounts to ...

A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth showing it was actually related to a nautilus, not an octopus. The confusion ...

Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

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A beloved deep-sea diva has taken her final bow. ‘Ghost,’ a giant Pacific octopus who captivated visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific, has died after entering the final, haunting stage of her ...

JD Vance might seem like a relatively harmless—if morally bankrupt—fixture of the current administration, but that’s precisely what makes him so dangerous. In a new clip, Vance’s seeming willingness ...