Octopuses and fish are routinely seen working together on the ocean floor, and now scientists say that the cephalopods are the leaders of the pack.

An octopus patrols a shallow reef, searching for food–and it’s not alone. A flurry of fish move alongside it, in a group ...

Whales are an interesting and unique group of marine mammals that collectively call the oceans their home. Whales, dolphins, ...

Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around ... They feed on snails, worms, and other creatures they hoover up from the ocean floor. They are “cirrate” octopuses, a group of deep ...

Beth Orcutt wants to learn more about life at the bottom of the ocean, to inform decision-making on deep sea mining.

The ocean is home to some of the planet's largest and most incredible creatures. Yet, many of these giant beings remain ...

complex environments of the ocean floor. Watching the Octopus in this video make itself look just like the rock it was on blew my mind. If only I could do this, I'd be able to hide from my overly ...

When the elephant seals first nod off into slow wave sleep, they free fall towards the ocean floor. But once they ... measured the brainwaves of an octopus called Octopus laqueus and discovered ...

Mankind has explored other planets in the solar system more than the ocean depths here on Earth. Many of the rarely seen deep ...

The researchers also spotted a Caspar octopus—the first confirmed appearance ... third expedition of the year to that region of the ocean floor. During the previous two, researchers documented ...

Imagine a place where time slows down, where the ocean’s vibrant underwater world unfolds before your eyes, and where each ...