What if I told you we discovered an alien species with an adaptable body? Advanced intelligence? And astounding camouflage skills? Enter the octopus. Wait. What did you think I was talking about?

Peter Godfrey-Smith, author of Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea and the Deep Origins of Consciousness, said: “This is probably the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien.” ...

It may not be the robots that will rule Earth when humanity goes extinct. Experts say that octopuses are the most likely creatures to take over the world should humanity end — and it’s due to ...

It is impossible to ignore: the glossy metal legs contort in the air like the tentacles of a giant black and yellow ...

Octopuses are wild creatures. They’re objectively weird, squishy, alien-esque creatures that blob around the ocean and can ...

Zoologist Professor Tim Coulson suggests that octopuses, with their remarkable intelligence and adaptability, could potentially become Earth's dominant species if humans were to disappear.

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Back in 2008, a miniature mystery unfolded at Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany. Staff turned up for work in the morning to find the aquarium was eerily silent and dark. It transpired that the ...

The marine invertebrates are said to possess the "physical and mental attributes necessary" to evolve into the next ...