Underwater footage of an "incredible" moment shows a marine biologist seemingly communicating with an octopus as she hunts ...

Curious, you flip it over. A row of suckers. A pair of eyes. An octopus. In particular, Amphioctopus marginatus, also known as the coconut octopus. Its common name comes from its habit of hiding ...

Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world’s oddest couples. What’s so startling is the size difference: Males are about the size of a walnut—less than an inch long—but some ...

This was proven experimentally in 2011 when researchers tested whether an octopus could learn to guide one of its arms through a maze to reach food. The maze was designed so that the arm would have to ...

A team of oceanographers led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute has made a significant discovery in the Southeast Pacific, uncovering and mapping a previously unknown seamount on the Nazca Ridge ...

News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures ...

Octopus can be tough if not tenderised before cooking. The traditional way to tenderise the meat is to hurl it against rocks; an easier method is to simmer it for an hour. After pre-cooking, grill ...

The law prohibits any farming activity involving the “propagation, cultivation, maintenance, or harvest of any species of octopus for the purpose of human consumption.” It would also prevent ...

Environmental credentials? Box ticked: Octopus invests in renewable energy projects and Jackson says green power can drive down bills. “We message customers to let them know that during a windy ...

A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish, which sometimes include several fish species at once. The research ...

Hundreds of homes are set to get free energy bills for five years under a scheme being rolled out by Octopus Energy and housebuilders. The 'zero bills' scheme sees houses get green technology ...

We contacted Octopus and it said that there are over 30 million smart meters now installed across Britain, and on the whole, they work incredibly well. Of course, with any technology, there are ...