"We see this difference between the octopus and squid as reflecting an evolutionary timeline and adaptation, where we see transition from neurotransmission in acetylcholine receptors to soluble bitter ...

A planned octopus farm in Spain’s Canary Islands is attracting opposition from scientists and animal welfare advocates. ...

The longest tentacle was over 16 feet long and washed up in New Zealand. — -- A giant squid washed up on a beach on New Zealand's South Island this week, a local aquarium reported on its Facebook ...

Research has traced the evolutionary adaptations of octopus and squid sensing capabilities. The researchers describe for the first time the structure of an octopus chemotactile receptor, which octopus ...

People have different tastes. It turns out that octopuses, squid and cuttlefish do too. These soft-bodied cephalopods have proteins on suckers along their tentacles that allow them to “taste” by ...

In a new study, researchers used a new live-imaging technique to watch neurons being created in squid embryos almost in real-time. They were then able to track those cells through the development of ...