Octopuses tend to keep secrets, but we've just learnt how they achieve their extraordinary dexterity. The fine control these almost-alien animals have over each of their eight arms is at least ...

Experiments have shown that octopuses can unscrew jars, open containers and navigate mazes, often displaying behaviours that ...

On World Octopus Day, researchers are revealing how this blue-blooded marvel could unlock breakthroughs in robotics, medicine ...

The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments, giving it precise control over movements and creating a spatial map of its suckers. Octopus arms move with incredible ...

When octopuses move across the seafloor, they can use multiple arms to camouflage from predators. These strong arms are also used for building dens, chucking shells, competing for mates, and more.

This article is part of the Psychology Today animal minds series. Is the consciousness of octopusses unified? Source: Pia/Pexels Recently, Sidney Carls-Diamante, a post-doctoral researcher at the ...

2. Zero Bones - As an invertebrate, the octopus has no skeletal system. It is comprised of soft tissue and muscle. The ...

The research reveals new details about how the famously flexible mollusks coordinate some of the most complex movements in ...

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Laden with dissolved salt, Antarctic waters can hover just above freezing and even dip below it. Temperatures this low would likely kill the animals that prosper in warmer waters further north. Yet, ...