Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living ...

Kat Zhou has won the Aquatic Life category in the 2025 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition, while a shot of a ...

Glance at the news and it is impossible to miss our entanglements and codependence with innumerable organisms and creatures.

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On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places half a sardine into each cage as his brother, Julio, steers their ...

Octopus boom along England's southwest coast down to 'perfect storm' A large - and normally rare - type of octopus is being caught by fishermen in Devon and Cornwall in enormous numbers.

These masters of trickery go even further in species like the mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus), changing their body shape and behavior to impersonate other animals, including lionfish, sea ...

The octopus takes on a commander position, leading a group of fish on the hunt for food and overseeing operations. Meanwhile, the fish track down smaller fish species and mollusks hiding in crevices.

In 2004, researchers completed a multispecies study that revealed over a dozen octopus species are practically born to break out of their enclosures, leading them to design specialized enclosures.

The octopus is one of the world’s most alien creatures, but nothing puts that into perspective more than the physiological differences between them and the creatures we’re most familiar with. Like ...

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking ...

The photo of a courageous mother lemur with a baby on her back, taking a harrowing jump in a ravine, won the California ...