May Day 2026 holds up a mirror before the country’s politico-electoral reality. Contrary to mirages of multipolarity, the ...

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This week, I’ve got another four albums for your listening ears. There will be three new albums from the past week (on a ...

This heatless curl experiment tests a viral octopus hair tool designed to create perfect curls without heat damage. On long ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records—has turned out to be something else altogether. In what amounts to ...

A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world's oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else, after scientists discovered the remains actually belonged to a different type ...

A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth showing it was actually related to a nautilus, not an octopus. The confusion ...

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought. In fact, it belongs to an ...

In 2000, researchers described an odd fossil found not far from Chicago. It had a round body, finlike structures on one end and a tangle of arms. The fossil was classified as an octopus and named ...

Octopuses are some of the most mysterious animals living in the sea. In research out today, however, scientists have pulled back the curtain on the male octopus’ penis-like arm, formally known as the ...

You may have spotted a viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showing an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that females throw debris at males who won’t leave them alone.