Scientists claim a new map of the octopus genetic code has revealed a creature so strange that it could be an "alien". The creatures have a hugely complicated genome sequence, and have more ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different ...

The algae octopus (Abdopus aculeatus), also called the prickly octopus, lives in the Indo-West Pacific. Despite its modest size — its mantle (main body) is only 3 inches long with arms stretching up ...

One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.