Scientists at New York City's Rockefeller University arrived at their lab one morning and found the male Brazilian reef octopus with his arms wrapped inside a piece of PVC pipe, like he was trying to ...

The amplituhedron is a geometric shape with an almost mystical quality: Compute its volume, and you get the answer to a central calculation in physics about how particles interact. Now, a young ...

A new wellness hack is bouncing across TikTok, quite literally. The trend, popularized by creator Kathryn Smith in a viral video, encourages viewers to start their day by hopping out of bed and ...

British renewable energy provider Octopus Energy said this week that it’s spinning off Kraken, its tech platform for utilities, spurred in part by $500 million in committed annual revenue from other ...

Her name is Ghost, a Giant Pacific Octopus at The Aquarium of the Pacific in California. She’s been a sensation for visitors and fans online, but after laying eggs, is now in her final days. NBC News’ ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A dying octopus in a Southern California aquarium is receiving an outflowing of love and well wishes as she spends her final days pouring her last energy into caring for her eggs ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus beloved by aquarium visitors, is entering senescence, the final stage of her life.

Researchers have folded their way into a groundbreaking new family of origami patterns. Dubbed bloom patterns, because they resemble flowers as they unfold, the new class of origami shapes holds great ...

Dramatic footage of one man's remarkable close encounter with a 12-foot octopus has been making waves online. John Roney is an underwater videographer and film and television editor based on Vancouver ...

Bloom patterns could be useful, as engineers build folding structures to send to outer space. They’re also very pretty. Researchers have now found a new class of origami that they call bloom patterns, ...