While an octopus-dominated future may seem "improbable ... "It's impossible to predict with any degree of certainty how evolution will unfold over extended periods." Rafi Schwartz has worked ...

Octopus fossils are rare ... The short answer is: evolution. Through tens of millions of years, individuals that were better at disguise were more likely to evade predators and leave offspring.

Their exceptional evolution has allowed them to develop other defense mechanisms like spraying ink. The video clip went viral ...

A deep-sea octopus, Muusoctopus, wins “Mollusc of the Year 2025” as its genome is set to be sequenced for the first time.

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.