Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently. Their arms can sense, explore, and even solve simple problems on their own ...

Octopuses often look like creatures from another world. With soft, boneless bodies, eight flexible arms, and even a doughnut-shaped brain, these ocean dwellers are some of the most fascinating animals ...

Psychedelic hedgehogs, purple pineapples, living strawberries—these tiny creatures show off their big personalities off the Australian coast Imagine dragons—or go for a dive in the Pacific Ocean and ...

The elephant's trunk has long been studied by engineers seeking to understand how it performs both powerful and delicate ...

At first, I thought it was just a "game of drawing and hiding." Match the color to the wall. Draw patterns on the floor. Look like a flower bed. Look like a sign. Then, if you don't move, you win. …Or ...

Convergent evolution: Like the octopus's "camera eye" (an eye with a structure similar to that of humans), they have independently evolved highly advanced and similar functions despite being from ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

Squid, cuttlefish, octopus and other cephalopods will now be included within the regulatory definition of shellfish.

When you hear the word ‘shellfish,’ certain sea creatures probably come to mind. But did you know the official government ...

Rochelle Toplensky used to run the WSJ Pro Sustainable Business team that covers environmental, social and governance issues. She previously worked for The Wall Street Journal's Heard on the Street ...