A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.

In a delightful encounter along a beach in Wales, marine enthusiasts were treated to a rare sighting of a curled octopus. The captivating footage, captured by Ciara Taylor, a project assistant for the ...

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A video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps is raising a lot of questions about the mysterious sea creatures. The footage aired in the new PBS documentary titled "Octopus: Making Contact." ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cephalopods like the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) are masters of camouflage. As researchers gain a better ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...