This bizarre sea creature blurs the line between animal and object, strutting across the ocean floor while hiding in plain sight.

A quick tap then startles their prey into fleeing straight into the open tentacles.

Dive into the enchanting world of the octopus, an extraordinary marine wonder with eight flexible arms and a unique ...

An octopus hatchling emerges from a group of eggs at a new octopus nursery, first discovered by the same team in June, at Tengosed Seamount, off Costa Rica. automation Scientists have discovered at ...

It’s no secret the deep sea is home to some strange-looking animals, so might we introduce you to yet another weirdo: the seven-arm octopus, AKA “the blob octopus”. This ocean giant can weigh up to 75 ...

A submersible in the Pacific Ocean found a deep-sea creature with “long,” sucker-covered arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Screenshot from video shared via Tang, Zheng and Zhang (2025) ...

"Every species is special in its own way." Save our oceans! In honor of Earth Day 2025, Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for a new documentary series titled Octopus!, a tribute to and ...

The ocean offers a strong essence of beauty and mystery. With such diverse ecosystems, animals have evolved different adaptations to survive. The octopus, or he’e in Hawaiian, is one of those ...

Off the south-west coast of the UK, a creature usually glimpsed only by divers and night-fishing crews suddenly became impossible to ignore. Through 2025, common octopus numbers surged so dramatically ...

MBARI researchers have developed an innovative imaging system that can be deployed at great depths underwater to study the movement of marine life. The team used the system to study deep-sea octopus ...

From a research vessel in the Pacific Ocean, scientists watched the camera feed of a remotely operated submersible thousands of feet below them. As the submersible moved through the chilly water, a ...