I watched the renowned documentary "My Octopus Teacher" on Netflix, where a famous filmmaker, Craig Foster forges an unusual friendship with a female octopus living in a South African kelp forest near ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

A newly discovered change in ribosomal RNA makes protein production more precise, potentially safeguarding these cephalopods’ complex nervous systems ...

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently. Their arms can sense, explore, and even solve simple problems on their own ...

Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment. Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system ...

Meetings across the tree of life : Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals : Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- ...

California two-spot octopuses react differently when touching prey (tasty morsels) than when they touch less-appetizing items (ordinary objects like a coffee mug), according to research published in ...