"Our findings are the first to demonstrate that invertebrates can use mirrors to understand their environment to find prey." ...

"Our work suggests that octopuses might also have internal maps, an internal representation of space." ...

If you were to make a case for evidence of extraterrestrial life on Earth, you would probably use octopuses as an example.

In a groundbreaking discovery, octopuses have demonstrated an ability previously thought exclusive to vertebrates: using ...

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like ...

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.

In June 2025, the SciFri Book Club read Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel. Luckily, there is also a young readers edition, so you can learn about these amazing ...