World’s Oldest Octopus: Octopuses are among the most intelligent and mysterious creatures in the ocean. Known for their ability to camouflage, solve puzzles, and escape tight spaces, these soft-bodied ...

Thomas Mulligan investigates the groundbreaking discovery of complex neural activity in cephalopods, revealing that these deep-sea creatures may experience vivid dream states similar to humans.

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The EyeRIS camera system collects 3D visual data in near real time about the structure and biomechanics of marine life. Filming pearl octopuses (Muusoctopus robustus) with this system has provided a ...

A golf-ball-sized blue octopus collected nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean in 2015 has been formally described as a new species — and in doing so, it has forced scientists to rewrite the ...

MBARI researchers have developed an innovative imaging system that can be deployed at great depths underwater to study the movement of marine life. The team used the system to study deep-sea octopus ...