It’s not every day that scientists discover a new species of octopus, but that is exactly what has happened off the coast of ...

What goes on beneath the waves is a mystery to many people. While scientists can work out whale behavior, discover new ...

Discovered in 2016, this is the first time this rare octopus species—yet to receive its scientific name—has been seen in the Southern Pacific. A Casper octopus photographed deep underwater.

The intrepid rider was a Maori octopus—the largest octopus in the Southern Hemisphere. Its shortfin mako companion is known for leaping high out of the water and for being the world’s fastest ...

A very strange marine life encounter caught on video left scientists baffled when it was first spotted in New Zealand waters in 2023. More than a fanciful shark-octopus hybrid featured in low ...

They are the largest octopus in the Southern Hemisphere. Even riding a huge predator like the shark, a shortfin mako, this hitchhiker occupied a lot of room. “You can see it takes a fair amount ...