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Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligence
By Donavyn Coffey last updated
Genetic analysis of octopuses identified DNA sequences in their brains called transposons, which may help regulate learning.

Octopuses fling shells and sand at each other, and scientists caught their battles on video
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
Watch debris from the sea bottom fly, as octopuses hurl sand and other projectiles at their neighbors in an Australian bay.

Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social — and Confrontational, Scientists Find
By Mindy Weisberger last updated
A new study reveals that octopuses frequently communicate with each other in challenging displays that include posturing and changing color.

Octopus Gets Mental Workout with Hamster Ball
By Tia Ghose last updated
Octopuses are highly intelligent, and thanks to their amazing, neuron-filled tentacles, they can do humanlike tasks such as unscrewing jars and lids.

Rare Kissing Octopus Unveiled For the First Time
By Tia Ghose last updated
Scientists are unveiling a rare Pacific octopus with a taste for eating its partners during sex

Octopuses Have Moves, But No Rhythm
By Laura Geggel last updated
Octopuses move with a simple elegance, but they have no rhythm, according to new research.

Antarctic Octopus's 'Blue Blood' Helps It Survive in Frigid Waters
By Shannon Hall last updated
Antarctic octopuses survive subzero temperatures because of the blue pigments in their blood, a new study finds.

Octopuses torture and eat themselves after mating. Science finally knows why.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.
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