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Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II'
By Hannah Osborne published
The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island.

Octopuses 'rewire' their brains to adapt to different ocean temperatures
By Kiley Price published
Octopuses edit their RNA to adapt to fluctuating temperatures, from the warm waters of summer to chilly ocean temperatures in winter.

Why do animals keep evolving into crabs?
By Laurel Hamers published
Crabby bodies are so evolutionarily favorable, they've evolved at least five different times. So why does this process, known as carcinization, keep happening?

Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare
By Ethan Freedman published
The male octopus was repeatedly filmed violently jolting awake from sleep and engaging in unusual activities, but exactly what prompted this odd behavior is unclear.

Scientists discover never-before-seen brain wave after reading octopuses' minds
By Ben Turner published
By surgically attaching electrodes to octopuses, researchers have been able to peer inside the cephalopods’ minds for the very first time.

Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter.

How many hearts does an octopus have?
By Charles Q. Choi published
Octopuses are odd: They have more than one heart and copper-rich blue blood.

Alien-like giant phantom jellyfish spotted in frigid waters off Antarctica
By Patrick Pester published
Cruise liner guests encountered giant phantom jellyfish off the coast of Antarctica while diving in submersibles, a new study finds.
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