In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers have successfully synthesized the rare pigment that endows octopuses ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

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." ...

One morning, biologist Leah Bushin checked on a flask of bacteria and noticed something unusual: the liquid had turned a deep ...

Do octopuses dream? Watch a sleeping octopus that could very well be dreaming, in this video clip posted on YouTube on Monday to promote the TV show Octopus: Making Contact on PBS. While the octopus ...

We don’t know if androids dream of electric sheep, but whatever octopuses dream of must be something adventurous because they change color a lot while they’re sleeping. And while the octopus in the ...

In response to the dark octopus standing tall in the background, the pale, flattened one in the foreground has lost his color and stretches an arm behind him, preparing to flee. Some octopuses ...

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