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

Perovskite solar cells fail because oxygen inside them slowly tears them apart. A taurine layer can stop this damage.

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

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

A photographer who was enjoying a walk on a popular Welsh beach says he became "completely absorbed" after spotting an ...

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

Octopuses excel at camouflage, matching both color and texture.

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

The skin could allow machines to dynamically blend into their surroundings or be used to create adaptive displays and artwork. An octopus’s adaptive camouflage has long inspired materials scientists ...

A new color-changing material can flip its color and surface texture in under ten seconds, giving engineers a closer match to octopus skin. Researchers at Stanford University built the soft photonic ...

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 ...