CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

For some time, engineers have been experimenting with robotic tentacles modelled on the octopus. Now they're being inspired by their camouflage. Cephalopods -- cuttlefish, octopus, and squid -- are ...

Zipping through water like shimmering arrowheads, cuttlefish are swift, sure hunters — death on eight limbs and two waving tentacles for small creatures in their vicinity. They morph to match the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cuttlefish are smart, crafty critters that have long fascinated ...

Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new paper published in the journal Ecology, including mimicking benign ocean objects like a ...

The US Army has pondered the development of camouflage that mimics how cephalopods rapidly change their colour and patterning. They call it 'signature management'.