"These were something we clearly hadn't seen before, with a large diameter and big suckers - far too big for the common ...

"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 ...

What appeared to be tentacles washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach are the remains of a deep-sea creature called a seven-arm ...

When scientists sequenced the genome of this elusive deep-sea creature, they found clues about how squids and octopuses ...

Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...

Explore the remarkable similarities and differences between sperm whales and giant squid, from size and behavior to diet and ...

The remains of a rare deep-sea octopus has washed up on a beach in Aberdeenshire. The Forvie National Nature Reserve were alerted to the discovery of a “thick tentacle” located at the beach near ...