Last year, speculative fiction author Ray Nayler published "The Mountain in the Sea," his first novel, depicting a not-too-distant future in which humankind is faced with an awe-inspiring (and deeply ...

When people think of intelligent animals, they immediately think of dolphins, elephants, and chimpanzees. But one of the most ...

With eight tentacles, a massive brain, and a surprisingly malleable body composition, octopuses are among the weirdest and most intriguing creatures around. Living at depths of anything from around ...

A popular idea suggests a link between big brains and a rich social life, but octopuses don't fit the pattern, which suggests ...

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Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates off the coast of Cornwall and south Devon, wildlife charity says ...

Atlantis is almost certainly a mythical land that never truly existed. But the same cannot be said for Octlantis. This underwater ‘city’, originally discovered back in 2009, lies off the coast of ...