News that the world's first commercial octopus farm is closer to becoming reality has been met with dismay by scientists and conservationists. They argue such intelligent "sentient" creatures ...

Since its inception in 1974, the Nikon Small World competition has given us the chance to see beyond the naked eye. Now celebrating its 50 anniversary, the winners of this year’s contest are no ...

Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.

Octopus Ventures and Cambridge Innovation Capital are joining the share register of Forefront RF, which claims it will ...

The journalist believed he had uncovered a hidden organization, which he branded as The Octopus, made up of eight ... in 1991 ...

The original circuit simulation software, called the Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis, or SPICE as it is more commonly known, was originally developed at the University of ...

This was proven experimentally in 2011 when researchers tested whether an octopus could learn to guide one of its arms through a maze to reach food. The maze was designed so that the arm would have to ...

That is the conclusion of a study of “hunting packs” that consist of a single octopus and several kinds of fish. The fish scout out potential prey and then call the octopus to flush them out o ...

First-generation product brings RF innovation to the rapidly expanding cellular-enabled wearable space. CAMBRIDGE, England, ...

A devoted mother pearl octopus brooding her eggs – the baby octopus’s eyes and tentacles are visible inside the egg casings – showing they are half way through their development. In 2018 ...

The Dumbo octopus is an elusive cephalopod that gets its name from its large ear-like fins, which resemble those of the lovable Disney elephant. But there's still lots we don't know about these ...

Octopus Energy has gone from a newcomer in the energy market to the biggest electricity supplier in just eight years. In that time, it has repeatedly been made a Which? Recommended Provider. It's one ...