Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around eight inches), relatively short arms, bell-shaped body, pale coloring, and tendency to hover over the seafloor, and you’ve got a cephalopod ...

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 ...

The law prohibits any farming activity involving the “propagation, cultivation, maintenance, or harvest of any species of octopus for the ... “This is a key moment, not only in California ...

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 ...

Just not sports. At least until now. Here's what you need to know about football's "Octopus," a label you could hear plenty more times in 2024. An octopus is any of a genus of cephalopod mollusks ...

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 ...

The diving gear is on, the cameras are ready—biologist Eduardo Sampaio and his colleagues are set to go. They dive in the Red Sea, scanning left and right underwater—and wonder: Where can an octopus ...

Moving forward, this will no longer be necessary as these low-income households will be identified via the benefits they receive and the specifics of their living arrangements, ensuring they meet two ...

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 ...

The Dumbo octopus is an elusive cephalopod that gets its name from its large ear-like fins, which resemble those of the lovable Disney elephant. But there's still lots we don't know about these ...

Pensioners reeling from having the winter fuel payment of up to £300 axed have been handed a lifeline by energy supplier Octopus. This week the change was voted through Parliament by the ...

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 ...