Science Friday will still celebrate Cephalopod Week later this year, but we’ve decided that now is not the time. Science Friday has made the decision to postpone Cephalopod Week and its events until ...

Cephalopod champions, assemble! Cephalopod Week has returned for its sixth year of celebration and merriment of all things armed, tentacled, and suckered. And this year, Science Friday’s ...

Researchers have identified the earliest known relative of modern-day vampyropods. The family of creatures includes both octopuses and squid. The scientists published a study in the journal Nature ...

New research shows that the oldest ancestors of the group of animals that includes octopuses and vampire squids had not eight but 10 arms. The study, which describes a new species of vampyropod based ...

Biologists have achieved the first gene knockout in a cephalopod using the squid Doryteuthis pealeii, an exceptionally important research organism in biology for nearly a century. The team used CRISPR ...

Cephalopods are bizarre creatures, but these Lovecraftian life-forms didn’t get their genes from Cthluhu, who supposedly lies dead and dreaming in the watery depths of R’lyeh. You could argue that the ...

A few fun facts about the many-armed creatures. By Knvul Sheikh Octopuses, squids and their cephalopod cousins have haunted the human imagination for centuries. Their long, unfurling arms and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The vampire squid has long carried a reputation for being a ...

The seemingly effortless and instantaneous color and iridescence changes displayed by octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish are one of Nature’s most amazing sights. Now, researchers have discovered how to ...

An ancient cephalopod fossil may be about to rewrite the history of octopuses and vampire squid, but it depends on who you ask. At the very least, it’s offering up a lesson in how hard it is to ...