The Aquarium of the Pacific's vice president of animal care, Nate Jaros, exclusively tells PEOPLE more about the facility's giant Pacific octopus, Ghost, who “continues to rest comfortably" in her ...

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

This last phase of an octopus’s life, known as senescence, is a natural process where the octopus ceases eating and dedicates ...

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

Like most vertebrates, humans only have one heart, which is usually located near the front and middle of the chest, slightly to the left of the breastbone. The heart’s primary function is to pump ...

"By seeing an octopus at our aquarium, guests learn that they are beautiful, intelligent and amazing animals," Director of ...

Octopuses are ambidextrous, a new study finds, but they favor their front arms for investigating surroundings and their back arms for locomotion.

A soft robotic arm, based on an octopus arm, might be able to get food, water or a cell phone down to someone trapped under ...

Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific, is reaching the end of her life cycle. Known for her ...

Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific are bidding a heartfelt farewell to one of its most beloved residents — ...

A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs. The giant ...

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