The octopus is one of the coolest animals in the sea. For starters, they are invertebrates. That means they don’t have backbones like humans, lions, turtles and birds. That may sound unusual, but ...

Rearing the babies will provide scientists with a rare opportunity to learn about the typically deeper-water creatures ...

What is good for an Octopus? Source: Photo by Jeahn Laffitte on Unsplash Heather Browning, an Australian zookeeper at the National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra and PhD candidate at the Australian National ...

Mollusks, this one's for you. Football is filled with phrases and terms that would make those of previous generations contort their faces in disbelief. To the layman, a quarterback could be considered ...

What’s an Octopus in Football? Alright folks, let's talk about something fun in the world of football: the octopus. No, not the eight-armed sea creature, but an octopus bet in football. Confused?

Off the coast of the UK, fishermen and marine biologists are witnessing something not seen in generations. Sightings of the ...

A blue-ringed octopus is one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean. Its bite can be fatal to humans. However, very few people have died from a blue-ringed octopus bite. These octopuses are not ...

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by researchers who've only seen it four times in nearly four decades.

Are you tired of discussing which team will win the Super Bowl? Do you have a good handle on how many points will be scored? There is only so much analysis to be done for the popular betting markets ...

This is FRESH AIR. One of the most heartwarming films of 2020 was about the relationship between our next guest, filmmaker Craig Foster, and an octopus he befriended while diving off the Western Cape ...