Octopus : Science World Report

Apr 17, 2015 06:41 AM EDT

How the Octopus Keeps its Eight Arms Untangled When Crawling

Scientists have made the first ever kinematic analysis of octopus arm coordination to figure out how these animals manage to stay untangled.

Mar 11, 2015 06:40 AM EDT

How a Cold-Blooded Antarctic Octopus Survives Frigid Temperatures

Scientists have taken a closer look at an Antarctic octopus that thrives in ice-cold water and have found that it uses a unique strategy to transport oxygen in its blood.

Mar 05, 2015 11:38 AM EST

Octopus Steals a GoPro Camera and Then Snaps a Picture of the Filmmaker

A certain octopus apparently doesn't like its picture being taken. When a college's digital media producer, Benjamin Savard, tried out his GoPro camera in an octopus's tank, the octopus grabbed the camera and then turned it on Savard before trying to eat the device.

Feb 07, 2015 07:46 AM EST

Octopus Robot Zooms Through the Water with Ultra-Face Acceleration

Imagine a robot that can zoom through the water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration. That's just what scientists have developed, creating a new machine that moves through the water like an octopus.

Jul 31, 2014 07:24 AM EDT

Mother Octopus Cares for Her Eggs Without Eating for a Record 4.5 Years in the Deep Sea

Birds and salmon brood their eggs for just a few weeks, so it's hard to imagine any animal brooding its eggs for four-and-a-half years. But that's exactly what one deep-sea octopus has done in the depths of Monterey Canyon off of the coast of California.