Octopuses
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No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer Space
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists are skeptical of a new paper that suggests frozen octopus eggs rode a meteor to Earth 540 million years ago.

Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They're Doomed
By Mindy Weisberger published
What's the story behind a mysterious gathering of octopus mothers?

1st Video of Dumbo Octopus Hatchling Is Adorbs
By Brandon Specktor published
Deep-sea researchers captured an adorable video of a baby 'Dumbo' octopus swimming for the first time.

You'd Never Suspect an Octopus Was Lying on this Seafloor
By Tia Ghose published
Despite understanding the mechanics of octopus camouflage, no one really understands the thoughts they use to blend in with their environment.

Mysterious Walking Octopuses Appear on Welsh Beach
By Stephanie Pappas published
No one knows why these octopuses were on dry land.

'Octlantis': Bustling Octopus Community Discovered Off Australia
By Jasmin Malik Chua published
The bustling octopus community of "Octlantis" belies conventionally held notions of the cephalopods, once thought to be solitary and asocial.

Are Octopuses Smart?
By Sarah B. Puschmann published
Octopuses have many neurons, appear to play, and may have individual personalities, but does this mean they're smart?
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