I don't think he was unhappy with us, or lonely, as octopus are solitary creatures. But he is such a curious boy." ...

"When we came in the next morning and his tank was empty, I was really surprised." ...

A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth ...

More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at ...

A fossil once believed to show the world’s oldest imprint of an octopus – some 300 million years old – is actually another ...

You’ve probably seen it by now — that Instagram video posted in April 2026 of an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of ...

Scientists uncover the truth behind a well-known fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, showing the "world's oldest octopus" was not ...

A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found ...

Yes, female octopuses throw things at pushy males-but it's not just them.