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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.
Giant purpleblack flying squid photobombs crew investigating shipwreck
By Laura Geggel last updated
A team mapping the seafloor in the northern Red Sea unexpectedly spotted a purpleback flying squid near a previously unknown shipwreck.
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
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