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

Octopuses are surprisingly intelligent, with two-thirds of their neurons in their arms, allowing them to solve puzzles, ...

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal ...

NEW YORK—Thirty-two early career researchers, tackling issues from improving food security to developing better medical implants, were awarded up to two years of grant funding to pursue innovative ...

Professor Tim Coulson could never imagine his dog inheriting the Earth, building a city of kennels with bones as currency. But he could easily imagine octopuses squirming on land wearing breathing ...

Look, the main thing you need to know about octopuses is that they are smart and cranky. Last year, scientists described seeing octopuses gathering silt and shells off the seafloor in Jervis Bay, ...