Octopuses and their arms are still a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don't know how they work; their arms are boneless hydrostats, made up of groups of muscles working together, and capable ...

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous. The octopus is ...

Scientists discovered that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces they touch. By Sofia Quaglia Sofia Quaglia earlier reported on fish that use their legs (yes, legs) to ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

Explore the mysterious world of the Giant Pacific Octopus with marine biologist René Carbajal. Explore the mysterious world of the Giant Pacific Octopus with marine biologist René Carbajal from the ...