In quiet crevices of coral reefs and rocky ocean floors, a female octopus begins one of the most intense phases of her life. After laying thousands of delicate eggs, she settles into a protective ...

Researchers have made a groundbreaking finding into the reproduction habits of pearl octopus, after a real life "octopus garden" inhabited by thousands of the creatures was discovered about 90 miles ...

The chance rescue of a deep-sea octopus from a line trap gave researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego the opportunity to make unprecedented observations. This particular ...

Argonaut octopuses are rarely seen by humans, as they live in the open ocean away from shores. Females have a thin shell that carries their eggs, giving them the nickname 'paper nautilus.' Males have ...

In 2018, researchers from NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Nautilus Live observed thousands of octopus nesting on the deep seafloor off the Central California coast. The discovery of ...

Two miles below the ocean surface off Monterey, California, warm water percolates from the seafloor at the base of an underwater mountain. It’s a magical place, especially if you’re an octopus. Female ...