The idea that octopuses might be aliens emerged from the theory of panspermia (Stelele 2018), according to which life on Earth is not entirely of terrestrial ...

What started as a relaxing day of shell hunting in crystal-clear water quickly turned into something unexpected. While exploring the ocean, we came across a rare and dangerous situation—an exposed ...

Regarding a female argonaut’s translucent shell, National Geographic states: "After mating, it begins secreting calcite from the tips of two of its arms, a continuous process. That forms the delicate, ...

FWS finalized a change redefining "shellfish," removing the previous requirement that species must have an external shell.

Few decorative elements bring the feeling of the seaside indoors as effectively as seashells. Their natural textures, soft colours, and organic shapes make them a versatile addition to a wide range of ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Fruits. Two years ago, I planted Anna and an Ein Shemer apple trees in the same hole since they do an excellent job of pollinating each other. Today, I have ...

Octopuses may be even smarter than we thought. Researchers at Dartmouth found that octopuses can learn to use mirrors to locate food hidden behind them—a skill previously seen only in vertebrates like ...

Nearly 1,800 meters beneath the surface of the Pacific, a remotely operated submersible was creeping along the slope of a Galápagos seamount when its camera caught a tiny, dark blue octopus perched in ...

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described ...

Researchers at iC3 have found a way to improve records of past high latitude ocean change using tiny plankton shells called foraminifera. By growing these foraminifera under controlled cold-water ...

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name. The octopus was first spotted in 2015 during a ...

It could be easy to miss a blob the size of a golf ball. But its blue hue—the rarest color in nature—stood out against the sand, grabbing researchers’ attention. It wasn’t a blob but an adorable blue ...