Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’?

The eight-legged invertebrates were spotted off the British coast in their highest numbers since the 1950s, wildlife charity ...

A seven-arm octopus was spotted in Monterey Bay in Nov. 6, 2025; the 'rarely seen' deep-sea octopus was spotted by ...

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

The Fabergé egg locket was an extravagant homage to “Octopussy,” the 1983 James Bond movie about murder and jewelry smuggling that includes a scene in which Bond deftly swaps a real Fabergé egg for a ...

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Llama Sam, at 6 Bergen St., began welcoming customers on Dec. 1, according to the restaurant’s Instagram post. The menu ...

Octopus could be poised to join salmon and shrimp on the list of farmed seafood—if scientists, corporations, and critics can ...

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Learn what this seven-armed cephalopod loves to eat and how it catches its prey.

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Dr. Lauren Smith, a marine biologist at research organization Saltwater Life, called the flotsam “an extraordinary find,” although she remained perplexed over how such a denizen of the deep washed ...