The hectocotylus is both a reproductive organ and a sensory organ, a rare combination in animals, new research suggests ...

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

An artistic reconstruction of the deathbed of Pohlsepia mazonensis, 300 million years ago. (Franz Anthony/Clements et al., ...

“It turns out the world’s most famous octopus fossil was never an octopus at all,” Clements says in a statement. “It was a ...

The hectocotylus is both a reproductive and sensory organ, Harvard scientists and others have found. Octopuses are some of ...

A man accused of killing his elderly mother will remain in custody awaiting trial as new details of the crime were revealed ...

This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean.

For over 20 years, a fossil named ‘Pohlsepia mazonensis’ was celebrated as the world’s oldest known octopus, dating back ...