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Squid and human brains develop the same way despite diverging 500 million years ago
It seems that the blueprint for complex brain development remains the same, despite 500 million years of divergent evolution.
Octopuses may be terrifically smart because of this genetic quirk they share with humans
Octopus brains may have grown smart from an enormous diversity of microRNAs that let them grow multiple types of brain cells.
What is the largest squid in the world?
There are two contenders for the world's largest squid, and both are giants.
Octopus facts
These eight-armed, blue-blooded animals are quite intelligent. Sad about their sex lives, though.
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.
Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck
A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
