In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers have successfully synthesized the rare pigment that endows octopuses ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

UC San Diego scientists have bioengineered bacteria to produce xanthommatin, the rare pigment behind octopus camouflage, ...

Researchers engineer bacteria to mass produce the rare octopus pigment xanthommatin, marking a major advance in camouflage ...

Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

Cephalopods like octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the mesmerizing ability to change the color of their skin to camouflage into the surrounding environment. Multiple biological processes involving ...

In a delightful encounter along a beach in Wales, marine enthusiasts were treated to a rare sighting of a curled octopus. The captivating footage, captured by Ciara Taylor, a project assistant for the ...

(Gray News) – Members of the Marine Conservation Society captured an amazing video of an octopus on the coastline of the United Kingdom. The group posted the video on Facebook saying their Hiraeth Yn ...

Camouflage isn't the only way cephalopods have evolved to change their appearance. Octopuses and other cephalopods make the fastest transformations in the animal kingdom. Here, a giant Pacific octopus ...

A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many ...