This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

The Abdopus octopus is found in intertidal zones along the Northern Australian coastline. Rather than being restricted to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

The octopus is one of the smartest creatures alive on earth today—and they have tons of strange and amazing adaptations that ...

On certain remote shores in northern Australia, the line between sea and land is not as firm as it looks. When the tide ...

In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a half narrating a story about an octopus named Doris that sets out on her own, falls in love and ...

Meetings across the tree of life : Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals : Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- ...