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 ...

The creatures have a hugely complicated genome sequence, and have more protein-coding genes than even humans Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We ...

A new study has revealed that octopuses are basically aliens. Research on their individual DNA make-up discovered that they are unlike any other creature on Earth. The genome of the cephalopod mollusc ...

Science news: Octopuses came to Earth from space as frozen eggs millions of years ago OCTOPUSES are “aliens” which evolved on another planet before arriving on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago ...

A new map of the octopus genetic code has revealed a creature so strange that it could be an "alien", say scientists. The first whole cephalopod genome sequence shows a striking level of complexity ...

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After a startling encounter with a cuttlefish, Australian philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith set out to explore the mysterious lives of cephalopods. He was left asking: why do such smart creatures live ...

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different ...

It was like a scene from Alien for this diver after he was attacked by an octopus in the middle of the sea. The man managed to capture the terrifying moment with an underwater camera, which shows the ...

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 ...