Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another species ...

As Ghost the octopus begins her final chapter, the bond she's built with those around her feels even stronger and more ...

An Australian diver witnessed “something incredible” when she encountered a southern blue-ringed octopus camouflaging itself in shells, a process she had never seen in action before. Jules Casey, who ...

Inspired by the small but deadly blue-ringed octopus, researchers have created a novel technology that rapidly changes color and appearance under various kinds of light, enabling camouflaging and ...

The Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is the largest octopus ever found. Learn about its record-breaking size, ...

Rudd serves as the narrator for National Geographic's upcoming docuseries "Secrets of the Octopus" Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

A gray-green patch of coral appears to sway with the ocean current in a video that was captured by marine biologist Prof. Roger Hanlon, ecology and evolutionary biology, Brown University. Suddenly, ...

Every year on October 8, World Octopus Day highlights the intelligence and adaptability of octopuses. The day encourages ...

Soft bots able to change color and texture could have key military and research applications. In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of ...

Paul Rudd (left) and a shot of a mimic octopus featured in National Geographic's Secrets of the Octopus (right) Actor Paul Rudd knows what it takes to transform into another person for a role, and ...

In a flash, an octopus can make like ragged-edged seaweed or coral by changing the color and texture of its skin, thus becoming nearly invisible in its environment. And in the future, robots may be ...