Octopus arms perform thousands of precise actions using just four basic movements, offering lessons for soft robotics, prosthetics, and medicine.

Some octopuses adorned their homes in perfect patterns of shells and rocks, while others made random decorations.

Octopuses aren't eight-handed, so to speak, and instead of using all of their arms equally they prefer certain ones for specific tasks, new research has found. The research, led by marine biologist ...

A recent study reveals that octopuses exhibit coordinated arm movements, favoring front limbs for tasks like reaching and ...

They found that while each octopus arm can perform all types of movements, there is a clear division of functional roles among them. The forearms are responsible for exploring and sensing the ...

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

Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, famed for their extraordinary dexterity. Their eight arms ...

A new study has revealed the different behaviour of each arm of the octopus, thus highlighting the clarity and flexibility in ...

They are not only the most intelligent creatures among invertebrates but also the most dexterous 'manipulators' in nature. The octopus's agile eight arms swim, camouflage, hunt, and forage in a way ...

Washington became the first state to ban octopus farming in 2024, followed by California, which also outlawed the sale of ...

A holidaymaker struck up an unlikely friendship with an octopus while swimming in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia. Michele Bottari, ...

Octopuses are fascinating sea creatures. Some species have unique features. The blue-ringed octopus has striking blue rings. The dumbo octopus lives deep in the ocean. The coconut octopus uses shells ...