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Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans' genes for intelligence
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
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
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
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
Scientists are unveiling a rare Pacific octopus with a taste for eating its partners during sex
Octopuses Have Moves, But No Rhythm
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
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.
Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.
