Scientists claim a new map of the octopus genetic code has revealed a creature so strange that it could be an "alien". The creatures have a hugely complicated genome sequence, and have more ...

THEY sure look strange, but could octopuses be extraterrestrials? 33 scientists think so. From being able to switch colour and shape to guessing footie results, the eight-armed sea-dwellers aren't ...

A British holiday maker has struck up a friendship with an octopus in Cyprus, saying it is 'like having contact with an alien'. Matthew Hyatt, 28, met the sea creature off Limassol, Cyprus, on October ...

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If you have watched My Octopus Teacher, you will already have a deep ­appreciation of these highly intelligent, curious sea creatures. This Oscar-winning ­documentary highlighted some of the many ...

Marine probes dispatched to a two-mile-tall undersea mountain deep in the Pacific have uncovered a previously unknown 'pristine ecosystem,' 900 miles off the coast Chile, filled with alien-like life.

Researchers collected detailed observations about the seldom-spotted sea critter during the rare encounter on Nov. 6 ...

Octopuses, along with their cephalopod cousins squids and cuttlefish, are considered to be some of the most intelligent invertebrates out there. They have large brains and are able to quickly master a ...