Plans for the world's first octopus farm have been abandoned. As the controversial project folds, several nations and US states are banning octopus farming before it even begins.

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, researchers report June 3 in Current Biology. When brainstorming octopus ...

The 2021 film "My Octopus Teacher" swept the world with its touching story of a South African man who befriends a wild octopus while free diving in a kelp forest. Millions of filmgoers were charmed ...

Plans for the world's first octopus 'megafarm' have been cancelled amid a flurry of ethical and environmental concerns.

The diving gear is on, the cameras are ready—biologist Eduardo Sampaio and his colleagues are set to go. They dive in the Red Sea, scanning left and right underwater—and wonder: Where can an octopus ...

The octopus is a biological oddity. It can use tools, open jars, and its complex nervous system supports as many neurons as a ...

Nueva Pescanova has decided to withdraw its plans to farm octopus, drawing praise from environmental NGOs that pushed back on the concept. Nueva Pescanova submitted plans to build the world’s first ...

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