Olson explains that “there are many gross similarities [between the ANC and vertebrates’ spinal cords]—there is a cell body region, a neuropil region, and long tracts to connect the arms and brains in ...

Cephalopods like octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the mesmerizing ability to change the color of their skin to ...

Most carnivores have teeth to grasp and eat prey, so marine animals with teeth are not uncommon. Sharks, dolphins, eels, whales, many fish species, and marine mammals like seals and sea lions have ...

In an excerpt from the new book Secrets of the Octopus, an animal lover offers insight into this “strange, beautiful, curious creature.” Heavy webbing between the arms of a female blanket octopus ...

Below the surface of the Salish Sea divers encounter a whole new underwater world. Thick belts of bull kelp swim in the greenish current and dark rock cover hides the often elusive giant Pacific ...

I did ask him if it hurt and he said no. His biggest concern was for the octopus, so I guess it happened really quickly. I was *** little just shocked that it was happening at all, I guess, um, just ...

A diver, who has posted daily video updates to his social media about his attempts to befriend an octopus, was in shock to ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...