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Cats explore a giant octopus-like structure in their new enclosure, while dogs enjoy playful moments in a rainbow castle as part of their enrichment.

Stockphoto, Julix/iStockphoto While most people are worried about artificial intelligence-driven robots, a University of ...

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It has been the 'year of the octopus' in seas off Cornwall and the south west of England, as warm conditions led to the biggest bloom in numbers for 75 years.

In December 2025, social media users shared an image of a frightful monster from the deep. The image, which appeared to show a giant octopus not far off a coastline, included text that read: "A drone ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different instruction manual. Scientists study them for answers about intelligence and ...

A British man in the Philippines unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals in the world on Wednesday. Andy McConnell was vacationing in the Philippines when he stumbled across a blue-ringed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

If aliens are out there, why haven’t we heard from them? That’s the question at the center of Pop Mech’s new story, “Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist ...