New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...

Scientists at the University of Oregon uncovered a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus, dating back 480 million ...

The research suggest octopus and other cephalopods, like squid and cuttlefish, all rely on the ancient chromosome to ...

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a ...

Discover how researchers identified an octopus' ancient sex chromosomes and why their genetic history is such a mystery.

Is the giant Pacific octopus dangerous to humans? Why would it want to target a diver and his equipment deep in the ocean?

Opinion - Why People Should Stop Eating Octopus. The Case for Ceasing Octopus Consumption: Ethical, Environmental, and ...

Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world ... a modified arm that holds its sperm—and gives it to the female, who keeps it in the mantle cavity until needed for fertilization.

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten, the ...

One of my favourite animals in the film has to be our little female common octopus who turned out to be a genius in the art of escape… Just as well, as she lives in an undersea kelp forest that ...