What if I told you we discovered an alien species with an adaptable body? Advanced intelligence? And astounding camouflage skills? Enter the octopus. Wait. What did you think I was talking about?

From creatures that regrow limbs to animals that see electricity, nature’s true superheroes don’t wear capes—they evolve them ...

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic ...

A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...

A photographer who was enjoying a walk on a popular Welsh beach says he became "completely absorbed" after spotting an ...

The octopus is likely of the curled or common variety. Curled octopus, also known as lesser octopus, can be found in the UK ...

Octopuses excel at camouflage, matching both color and texture.

O ctopuses are masters of disguise and deception, and none more so than the veined octopus, which hijacks coconut shells and ...

The Stanford team created a metasurface from a polymer previously used in solar panels and printable electronics. They found ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...