Recent research has revealed a remarkable prehistoric octopus that may have been one of the largest cephalopods ever ...

Scientists recently uncovered fossilized jawbones of Nanaimoteuthis haggarti – a massive, kraken-like octopus that roamed Earth about 72 million years ago.According to a recent study published in the ...

A peaceful dive turns unforgettable when a giant octopus suddenly appears and completely takes over the scene. What starts as ...

Madrona Point in British Columbia, Canada, is a popular spot for diving. These waters are also home to the giant Pacific octopus, the largest octopus species on Earth. In this YouTube video, a diver ...

When filmmaker David Palfrey visited Cornwall, he was expecting a week of leisurely diving but instead he found himself face-to-face with octopus after octopus in the open water. A report led by the ...

It’s not every day that scientists discover a new species of octopus, but that is exactly what has happened off the coast of western Australia. During a CSIRO research expedition to the Carnarvon ...

An octopus species that lived about 80 million years ago had a body length of up to 19 meters and was likely the top predator ...

The kraken — a gigantic, tentacled sea monster capable of dragging ships and sailors down into the depths — is a creature of Norwegian myth. But millions of years ago, a similar real-life animal ...

New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.