On October 29, 2025, in Hebei, China, @Héběihuāhuìpénzāijīdì shared a video of people enjoying a hotpot. In the video, a freshly caught small octopus is taken from a fishing pole and placed directly ...

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...

One of Poulsbo's newest inhabitants has quadruple the number of arms and triple the number of hearts than the usual resident. Western Washington University's SEA Discovery Center announced at the end ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Michigan’s latest baby pygmy hippo calf officially has a name. John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids announced its month-old baby is officially named Hugo. The name was chosen by a ...

The DWARFLAB DWARF 3 is a great imaging tool for beginner astrophotographers who want to skip the traditional astrophotography camera and go straight for an affordable smart telescope. Why you can ...

Phosphorus is one of six key elements necessary for life on Earth. When combined with hydrogen, phosphorus forms the molecule phosphine (PH 3), an explosive, highly toxic gas. Found in the atmospheres ...

The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere in the Milky Way. By Katrina Miller On a brown dwarf dozens of light years ...

In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

"We are thankful for how far reaching this story has become," a rep for the Aquarium of the Pacific tells PEOPLE, while sharing its plans to honor her aquarium of the pacific Ghost, a giant octopus at ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide mid-water almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...