Octopuses can flip from mottled rock to smooth sand in less time than it takes a human to blink, yet their eyes carry only a ...

The findings are the first to quantify how much work goes into switching on chromatophores, the specialized color-changing organs connected to cephalopods’ muscle and nervous systems, which dot the ...

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

Learn why octopuses change color, how fast they can blend into their surroundings, and how the creatures can change into ...