Spain is turning to farms and foreign fisheries to meet the growing demand for octopus. This shift comes as Spain's octopus population faces a decline due to overfishing and environmental changes. (AP ...

A new species of deep-sea octopus with enormous eyes. Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis, the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, was found in Australia.

AT a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, ...

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous.

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...

Scientists have discovered that octopuses don't have a dominant arm, but they more often use their front arms for tasks. A study published Thursday in Scientific Reports analyzed videos of ...