Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a ...

Learn why octopuses change color, how fast they can blend into their surroundings, and how the creatures can change into ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different ...

An octopus sighting along Padre Island was caught on video, showing the animal changing colors and patterns near shore, ...

Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the ...

A stranded octopus gets a helping hand back to the ocean and takes the time to "high five" the rescuer. What really happened?

A North Padre Island beachcomber stumbled across an octopus in the water on Dec. 7.

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...

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An octopus's mesmerizing skin can flit from orange to red in the blink of an eye, partly thanks to a natural pigment called xanthommatin. Scientists have long been intrigued by the chemical’s ...

Nature doesn’t just surprise us; it prototypes ideas we’d swear came from a movie. Some animal skills look like planned ...

A recent study showed the molecular pathways that zebrafish use to lighten themselves and darken themselves for animal ...