Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...

The octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals. As a species, it possesses almost humanlike intelligence and ...

the male blue-lined octopus isn’t too thrilled by the prospect. According to recent evidence from researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute, their toxic saliva is often key to increasing the ...

Scientists have demonstrated that cephalopods have an expanded number of microRNA families, which could explain how the complex octopus brain developed. Octopuses and other coleoid cephalopods are ...

The experiment itself is groundbreaking, but as noted above, scientists aren’t quite sure what to make of the signals they discovered inside the octopus’ brain. Dr. Tamar Gutnick, the study ...

"An octopus' brain-to-body ratio is the largest of any ... "They've solved mazes and completed tricky tasks to get food rewards," said Jon Ablett, a senior curator of mollusks at the museum.

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.