Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The elusive seven-armed blob octopus -- yes, that's a real creature -- has been caught on camera for just the fourth time in 40 ...

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis ...

With ear-like fins that flap gracefully through the water, the Dumbo octopus in this YouTube video looks like it waltzed straight out of an animation studio. But don’t let their cute facade fool you; ...

Octopuses typically have eight limbs that are called arms. Because the limbs have suction cups for its entire length, they are called arms instead of tentacles. Octopus arms can help the sea creatures ...

One of Poulsbo's newest inhabitants has quadruple the number of arms and triple the number of hearts than the usual resident. Western Washington University's SEA Discovery Center announced at the end ...

Octopuses are an extremely diverse group of sea life. With roughly 300 species in total, there are many octopus species that ...

POULSBO, Wash. — The Sea Discovery Center has a new star attraction, and she's already making waves in the community. Klahanie, a giant Pacific octopus whose name means "outdoors" in Chinook Jargon, ...

The blue-ringed octopus is one of the smallest and most dangerous sea creatures in the world. Measuring only slightly more ...

An octopus hatchling emerges from a group of eggs at a new octopus nursery, first discovered by the same team in June, at Tengosed Seamount, off Costa Rica. automation Scientists have discovered at ...