Photographer Gareth Davies saw the cephalopod as he went for a seaside walk.

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...

Octopuses have excellent camouflage. They trick predators by increasing or decreasing skin pigment to change to the same color as rocks. Inspired by octopuses, scientists have developed a synthetic ...

Octopuses excel at camouflage, matching both color and texture.

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

A photographer finds a rare orange octopus on a beach, after a surprising increase in their numbers in the area.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cephalopods like the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) are masters of camouflage. As researchers gain a better ...

Octopus and cuttlefish are masters of disguise. Many species can rapidly change both the color and the texture of their skin – an ability that scientists have long sought to replicate with synthetic ...

The octopus is likely of the curled or common variety. Curled octopus, also known as lesser octopus, can be found in the UK ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...