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Scientists Discover Ancient Genetic Shake-Up That May Explain the Extraordinary Intelligence of Octopuses

Ryan Whalen·October 10, 2026

New research reveals how octopuses and other cephalopods developed some of the most complex nervous systems in the animal kingdom.

Ryan Whalen·April 25, 2026

Giant 19-meter-long kraken-like octopuses may have been the apex predators in the Late Cretaceous-era oceans, according to new research.

Researchers have discovered that octopuses have individualized differences when solving a task instead of mimicking behaviors from each other.