Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...

The tiny blue-ringed octopus may seem ordinary in the ocean, but its size can be quite deceiving, as it theoretically has ...

Cephalopods such as octopuses are known to feel pain, but there is a lack of suitable analgesics for use in these animals.

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to ...

This octopus survives in plain sight. Here’s how it adapts its body in real time to mirror dangerous species and navigate one ...

Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators. In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods – the animal ...

Collected by the iconic American writer John Steinbeck, the octopus has received a number of scientific monikers Chihiro Kai Museum specialist Katie Ahlfeld holds up an octopus specimen that was ...

We love our listeners’ creativity! Here’s Ira showing off some fabulous squid artwork made by a listener. Cephalopods are fascinating animals—not just because of all the scientific research they ...