An artistic reconstruction of the deathbed of Pohlsepia mazonensis, 300 million years ago. (Franz Anthony/Clements et al., ...

The most wonderful time of the year has arrived: Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual tradition of spotlighting all things octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. One of the many things that make ...

Cephalopods are a large family of marine animals that includes octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. They live in every ocean, from warm, shallow tropical waters to near-freezing, abyssal depths. More ...

A new book called Cephalopod Cognition, edited by researchers Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq, Ludovic Dickel, and Jennifer Mather, recently landed in my mailbox (the Kindle edition can be found here). This ...

We love our listeners’ creativity! Here’s Ira showing off some fabulous squid artwork made by a listener. Cephalopods are fascinating animals—not just because of all the scientific research they ...

The 2021 film "My Octopus Teacher" swept the world with its touching story of a South African man who befriends a wild octopus while free diving in a kelp forest. Millions of filmgoers were charmed ...

Cephalopods such as octopuses and squid could soon receive the same legal protection as mice and monkeys do when they are used in research. On 7 September, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...