The North Pacific giant octopus is the world's largest octopus. It's almost as big as a car, with an arm span exceeding four ...

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Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

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A devoted mother pearl octopus brooding her eggs – the baby octopus’s eyes and tentacles are visible inside the egg casings – showing they are half way through their development. In 2018 ...

What stands out the most about this ancient cephalopod sex chromosome is how little the chromosome has changed over time.

This species of octopus is also known as the paper nautilus (the shell it builds to hold its eggs is made of paper-thin calcium carbonate). The Chinese name for the species translates to “white ...

They literally give their lives for their young ones. “In some octopus species, the females show parental care,” says Jon. “They guard their eggs, protecting them from predators, and waft water over ...