Oxford boffins say the species likely to take over the world after humans is the octopus. The eight-limbed creatures are primed to become the dominant force on Earth should humanity die out, according ...

When we started out, our intention was to tell the story of five incredible oceans, each with their own character and their own story to tell,” said executive producer James Honeyborne. “But as ...

Brookfield Zoo Chicago has welcomed a new eight-limbed animal, a California Two Spot Octopus. The small octopus, known as a ...

A California Two Spot Octopus and four hatchlings are joining the more than 3,400 animals and 500 species featured at the zoo ...

Photographs of seahorses taken by scuba divers revealed evidence of a long-lost species of marine worm that hasn’t been seen ...

Author Shelby Van Pelt talks about her octopus narrator, character and inspiration before the finale event for 14th Read ...

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the ...

University of Oxford professor Tim Coulson told London-based business publication The European that the octopus is one of the ...

Humans might go extinct one day, just like the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths and others. Who will take over the world after us?

And although the octopus is "unlikely" to develop into a full land animal, it was clever enough to 'extend' its ... of ...