Learn more about the genetics of the vampire squid — a strange species whose genome suggests that modern octopuses, squids, ...

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, where sunlight never reaches, a creature older than dinosaurs has quietly preserved secrets ...

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 ...

Most aquatic species have fresh water and salt water varieties, however I cannot remember hearing of a freshwater cephalopod. Do they exist, and if not, what is the most likely reason why not?

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary innovations that other ...

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 ...

Sierra Nelson loves cephalopods. Squids, octopuses, cuttlefish—you name it, if it’s a bilateral mollusk with a big-ass head, Nelson is positively gaga over it. Nelson is a Seattle-area poet, and you ...

We love our listeners’ creativity! Here’s Ira showing off some fabulous squid artwork made by a listener. Cephalopods are fascinating animals—not just because of all the scientific research they ...

Imagine a skeleton-less creature with three hearts, with most of its nearly half a billion neurons distributed in eight tentacular arms. Each arm can regenerate like the mythical Hydra and has a mind ...

An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of an octopus, bringing researchers closer to discovering the genes involved in the creature’s unusual biology, including its ability to ...