With three hearts, blue blood and arms that appear to think independently, the octopus may be one of Earth’s strangest creatures—rewriting what scientists thought intelligence.

Explore why alien life may think and behave like octopuses, whose unusual biology evolved along a path unlike almost any ...

Octopuses can understand mirror images. A research team at the University of Fribourg has taught three octopuses to use a mirror to accurately locate and target food outside their field of vision.

While the Yellow Sea is a remarkable place for wildlife, the area has become one of the most degraded marine areas on the ...

If an alien intelligence were hiding somewhere on Earth, many scientists suspect it might look something like an octopus.

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...

From a jellyfish that cheats death to a tiny indestructible animal that can survive the vacuum of space, Earth is home to some creatures so biologically bizarre they seem like they shouldn't belong he ...

Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness is likely 'substrate flexible', challenging the belief that only flesh-and-blood Earth organisms can be truly aware.

The hilarious comedy about an alien stranded on earth returns for a fourth season, but will move to a new network.

Hundreds of video games were shown at June’s annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlights ...

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like ...

Nearly 1,800 meters beneath the surface of the Pacific, a remotely operated submersible was creeping along the slope of a Galápagos seamount when its camera caught a tiny, dark blue octopus perched in ...