If humans vanished overnight, which species would dominate Earth? An Oxford biologist suggests octopuses possess intelligence, adaptability and evolutionary traits that could reshape life’s future.

Professor Tim Coulson could never imagine his dog inheriting the Earth, building a city of kennels with bones as currency. But he could easily imagine octopuses squirming on land wearing breathing ...

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked.

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 ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different instruction manual. Scientists study them for answers about intelligence and ...

New research suggests that octopuses and humans may share an ancient evolutionary connection that helps explain the remarkable intelligence of cephalopods. According to findings discussed by New ...

Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment. Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system ...