Fans and caretakers have expressed an outpouring of grief and love for Ghost, a strikingly beautiful giant Pacific octopus, as she nears the end of her life.

"We are thankful for how far reaching this story has become," a rep for the Aquarium of the Pacific tells PEOPLE, while sharing its plans to honor her ...

Which octopus plush is best? Plush animals are fun for kids and adults. Stuffed octopus toys come in so many colors, shapes and sizes that there is probably a style that could appeal to anyone. If you ...

A new species of deep-sea octopus with enormous eyes. Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis, the Carnarvon flapjack octopus, was found in Australia.

The mimic octopus is one of the best disguisers in the ocean, and can blend into any background! Read here to learn more ...

Wild octopus arm movements reveal extraordinary control, offering insights that may transform robotics design and lifesaving technology.

SAN DIEGO — Just off the Southwestern shores of South Africa, Filmmaker Craig Foster dove into the icy waters of the pacific nearly every day to document his a relationship with a wild octopus. The ...

The existence of animals is crucial to our planet. They play a significant role in maintaining ecosystems, contributing to biodiversity, and maintaining ecological balance. There is no doubt that ...

AT a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, ...

A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tonnes of an octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually. My research ...

Plans are well underway for the first commercial octopus farm, which has stoked concern among animal-welfare campaigners that keeping the intelligent creatures in such an environment could lead to ...