Nature

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to ...

Meet the mimic octopus that can impersonate over 13 creatures to escape predators and hunt prey

Nature's spy, the mimic octopus, amazes with its survival skills. This creature lives in sandy tropical areas. It ...

Inky the Octopus Pulled Off the Most Daring Aquarium Escape You've Probably Ever Heard

"Octopuses are smart, highly exploratory, very strong and their body is completely compressible because they have no fixed ...

From opening jar lids to facial recognition: Why octopuses are considered smart and Earth's oldest brainiacs

Octopuses are surprisingly intelligent, with two-thirds of their neurons in their arms, allowing them to solve puzzles, ...
ExtremeTech

DNA sequencing suggests why octopuses are so smart

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Yahoo

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Octopus!’ On Prime Video, A Funny Docuseries That Examines The Lives Of The Smart, Eight-Armed Cephalopods

Octopus!is a two-part docuseries, directed by Niharika Desai and narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (who is also an executive producer), that takes a look at how octopuses (octopi?) live, reproduce and ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

A seafood firm wants to farm octopus. Activists say they're too smart for that

Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the... Octopuses are capable of sophisticated tasks, from ...