The extreme investigators at How to Survive explain how the tiny blue-ringed octopus delivers one of the deadliest bites in the ocean.

When Pohlsepia mazonensis was first named, it was celebrated as the oldest known octopus. However, new research reveals that it’s actually a relative of Nautilus – rewriting our understanding of when ...

In 2000, researchers described an odd fossil found not far from Chicago. It had a round body, finlike structures on one end and a tangle of arms. The fossil was classified as an octopus and named ...

Being bitten by a strange animal can be extremely scary, especially since so many species use venom against their prey. One such animal is the blue-ringed octopus. While octopus venom is not typically ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves ...

Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do the same. Cephalopods like the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. British journalist Andy McConnell had a "brush with death" when he handled one of the world’s deadliest octopuses during ...

Andy McConnell shared a video of a blue-ringed octopus during a recent vacation in the Philippines Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment ...