A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, ...

A video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps is raising a lot of questions about the mysterious sea creatures. The footage aired in the new PBS documentary titled "Octopus: Making Contact." ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Octopuses switch between active and quiet sleep just as humans switch between deep sleep and REM sleep, a new study has revealed.

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...

Researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential ...