In a TikTok, posted by @___matt.h, a diver moves slowly through crystal-clear water when he spots a small octopus resting ...

Scientists have long wondered whether the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is a ticking time bomb in terms of sea level rise. New evidence from the DNA of a small octopus that lives in the Southern Ocean ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago has welcomed a new eight-limbed animal, a California Two Spot Octopus. The small octopus, known as a “bimac,” is the latest animal to join the zoo’s family. The Pacific Coast ...

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A 28-year-old British tourist has befriended an octopus during his holiday in Limassol that he came across while investigating a shipwreck, and the two have been religiously meeting underwater since ...

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For Ghost, a 45-pound octopus believed to be between 2 and 4 years old (the average lifespan for her species), it means ...