The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have ...

Record numbers linked to warming waters is mixed news for fishers, with shellfish catches down but octopus catches booming ...

A new study finds a giant octopus may have prowled the seas 72 million years ago and may have been at the top of the food chain.

The National Aquarium's new giant Pacific octopus Tilly can recognize certain people — and she has strong opinions about her ...

In a light-hearted fishing adventure, Brooke captures her partner's amusing struggle when he encounters both a pufferfish and a tenacious octopus. Despite the octopus’s efforts to retain the fish, her ...

It's not all that unusual to see octopus on a restaurant menu. But an octopus as a family pet? Cameron Clifford of Edmond, Okla. says his 9-year-old son Cal is a huge fan of the eight-legged creatures ...

Fishing boats cashing in on a boom in octopus catches could soon face strict size limits.

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) tentacles up close and personal. Octopus tentacles have rows of powerful suckers that can 'taste' the water and form water-tight seals underwater, allowing them to grasp ...