Octopus

Science

Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings

Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects…

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Business

Octopus and Revolut signal UK mobile market disruption

Fresh from disrupting the energy and banking sectors, Octopus and Revolut have turned their sights to the UK’s mobile telecoms…

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Science

Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus

Animals hitch rides together all the time. Sometimes the relationship is mutually beneficial, while in other instances it’s parasitic. Every…

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Science

Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack

While the bite from a venomous blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) can result in a painful, potentially life-or-death emergency for humans,…

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Science

Why every arm of an octopus moves with a mind of its own

There are many remarkable things about octopuses—they’re famously intelligent, they have three hearts, their eyeballs work like prisms, they can…

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