Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unlike a tail, octopus arms are boneless. Olson explains that “there are many gross similarities [between the ANC and vertebrates’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mating pair of wild Octopus americanus, one displaying the arm action “raise.” A new study of octopuses in the wild found that ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system ...

The eldritch, alien movements of octopus arms have captivated people for generations. These underwater cephalopods don't have just one brain but nine, with each of their arms able to act ...

Research describes a computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus arm. Mechanical engineering PhD candidate Arman Tekinalp, fellow graduate student Seung Hyun ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Like a starfish, an octopus can regrow lost ...

Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets behind their movements, ...

For an octopus, exploring the ocean floor with eight highly sensitive arms is a constant game of roulette. These limbs are essential for tasting the world and grappling with prey, but their constant, ...

Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can disguise them and disorient attackers; and their ancestors are thought to be about ...

A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...