This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American October 8 might be International Octopus Day, ...

(via SciShow) Octopuses are smart. Like, gather a posse of fish to do their hunting for them smart. And when the fish step out of line, the day octopus punches them. Really.

Scientists have recently documented a behavior that looks almost comedic at first glance: an octopus suddenly reaching out and striking a nearby fish. Divers have filmed these moments in detail, and ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's Octopus Awareness Day, and although we ...

On World Octopus Day, researchers are revealing how this blue-blooded marvel could unlock breakthroughs in robotics, medicine, and even our understanding of consciousness. On October 8, World Octopus ...

Source: National Marine Sanctuaries, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. In a new study, researchers from the University of Queensland used advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to ...