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WOODS HOLE, Mass. — For generations, scientists have relied on a handful of organisms to study the fundamentals of biology. The usual suspects—fruit flies, zebrafish, and mice, among others—all have ...

A distinct striped pattern on a species of octopus varies from one individual to the next, which could help researchers monitor the rare animal. Pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae), also known ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the roughly 300 known octopus species dwelling in the world's oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that is not the way it started. Scientists said on ...

Sabrina Ionescu will be the guest picker for Saturday’s ESPN College “Gameday” show, the network announced in a social media post. Ionescu... I got a book this summer called Octopus: the Ocean’s ...

In the past few years, people have become more and more interested in marine life– and it’s easy to see why. The ocean is full of amazing creatures we rarely get to see, and one of the most ...

The study of the digestive physiology and diet of octopus species has provided significant insights into the complex interplay between enzyme activity, nutrient assimilation and overall metabolic ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the roughly 300 known octopus species dwelling in the world’s oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that is not the way it started. Scientists said on ...