Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A beloved octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has died, officials announced Wednesday. The giant Pacific octopus named Ghost died on Tuesday. Back in ...

Octopus Energy will acquire a solar and storage project in California that is expected to be operational by July as part of its investment. The UK-based company, active across major markets in Europe, ...

There’s a veritable sea of Super Bowl prop bets available at sportsbooks across the nation. So perhaps it’s only natural that the Octopus has found its place in that ocean. What’s the Octopus, you ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...

Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasionally containing the remnants of crab ...

Octopus is back on the policy menu for Washington state lawmakers. A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport and distribution of farmed octopus advanced out of the House Agriculture and Natural ...

Screengrab depicting the Octopus interceptor from a video posted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on 24 October 2025. (Office of the President of Ukraine ) The UK defence industry will “ramp ...

Researchers have developed a material that can change colour and texture on command, inspired by the shape-shifting camouflage of some cephalapods. Read the paper: Soft photonic skins with dynamic ...

Octopus Energy raised $1 billion in its first standalone funding round for Kraken, valuing the business at $8.65 billion. The statement said "a major Kraken customer," which it did not name, and ...

Researchers collected detailed observations about the seldom-spotted sea critter during the rare encounter on Nov. 6 Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute/YouTube A seven-arm octopus was spotted in ...

Andy McConnell shared a video of a blue-ringed octopus during a recent vacation in the Philippines Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment ...