A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.

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With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s ...

Xanthommatin is one of the pigments that helps octopuses, cuttlefish, and squid change color. Xanthommatin used to be difficult to produce in a lab, but a new method tricks genetically modified ...

For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...