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- Octopuses throw things at each other for strange reasons Fri, 27 Jan 23, 4:30amOctopuses, which are remarkably intelligent marine creatures, generally avoid contact with other animals and are thought to live solitary lives.[...]
- Octopus trash activity signals deep sea trouble Tue, 22 Mar 22, 6:31amA new study published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin has found that octopuses are increasingly interacting with plastic and other waste materials in the water...
- Study calls budding octopus farm industry unethical and unsustainable Wed, 15 May 19, 4:30amA new study by an international group of scientists denounces the up-and-coming octopus farming industry as both detrimental to fragile marine ecosystems and unethical given their high intelligence...
- New giant octopus species discovered near Alaska Fri, 29 Dec 17, 11:10pmYou wouldn't expect humans to have missed a whole species of giant octopus - but researchers recently revealed that's exactly what we did. Per Earther, the giant Pacific octopus (GPO), which is the biggest octopus we know...
- What the tiniest creatures can teach us about adapting to life's challenges Tue, 24 Oct 17, 11:20pmJohn Steinbeck wrote that “all things are one thing and that one thing is all things—plankton, a shimmering phosphorescence on the sea and the spinning planets and an expanding universe, all bound together by the elastic...
- Octopuses are taking over the oceans, and no one knows why Wed, 25 May 16, 8:20amA new study published in the journal Current Biology has revealed some startling statistics -- a group of researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that since the 1950s, the population of cephalopods (octopus,...
- Say “cheese!” The octographer will take your picture now Thu, 23 Apr 15, 3:01amAdd this to the bucket list: getting your picture taken by an octopus. Yes, you read that right. An octopus named Rambo is now taking pictures of visitors from his tank at a New Zealand aquarium. Octopuses are, in fact, quite...
- Ambio lamp glows with bioluminescent bacteria instead of electricity Tue, 6 Jan 15, 4:00amA Dutch designer has created a lamp that needs no electricity: it consists of a glass tube filled with bioluminescent bacteria taken from octopuses and suspended in a saltwater solution...
- The Biomimicry Manual: What Can the Octopus Teach Us About Touch Screens, Wallpaper, and Invisibility Cloaks? Sat, 3 May 14, 3:30amCephalopods are the undisputed masters of camouflage. While their relatives, the clams, stayed brainless and safe on the seabeds-of-old, the ancient nautilus (think squid-in-a-shell) made a daring foray into the world of...
- Give a Gift that Matters this Christmas Sun, 28 Nov 10, 2:40pmGive meaningful gifts this holiday that will help protect endangered animals. This year, adopt wildlife through Oceana's adoption center. Friends and family will enjoy gifts that make a difference, and you will know that...