Modelling of ocean currents suggests that larvae from Guernsey, which saw its own octopus bloom in 2024, "likely contributed ...

A new report has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off the South West coast ...

Photographer Gareth Davies saw the cephalopod as he went for a seaside walk.

The study explores the impact of octopus predating on shellfish after a survey of fishers.

Off the south-west coast of the UK, a creature usually glimpsed only by divers and night-fishing crews suddenly became ...

Cold snap leads to rare octopus strandings on Corpus Christi beaches, as experts say sudden Gulf temperature drops can leave the animals cold-stunned and ashore.

It’s not every day that scientists discover a new species of octopus, but that is exactly what has happened off the coast of western Australia. During a CSIRO research expedition to the Carnarvon ...

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

Perhaps it’s time we stopped feeling quite so bad about eating octopus. Octopuses dine on other octopuses, too. And for the first time, that behavior has been caught on video in the common octopus in ...