"Our work suggests that octopuses might also have internal maps, an internal representation of space." ...

"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey." ...

If you were to make a case for evidence of extraterrestrial life on Earth, you would probably use octopuses as an example.

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like ...

A small, two-spotted octopus did something no invertebrate has been recorded doing before: it looked into a mirror, processed ...

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.

In June 2025, the SciFri Book Club read Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel. Luckily, there is also a young readers edition, so you can learn about these amazing ...

In Feb. 2024, I had the amazing opportunity to interview Dr. Alex Schnell for the next installment of Nat Geo’s “Secrets of…” franchise premiering today on Disney+. This iteration is focused on the ...

Did you know octopuses are highly intelligent animals with the ability to problem-solve complex puzzles – and even change color? They have three hearts and blue blood, helping them survive in deep ...

This is the den of the common octopus. Can you see it hiding? Credit: Shutterstock Look at the picture above. What do you see? If you look closely, you may notice the red eyes of the common octopus ...