Cephalopods such as octopus and squid evolutionarily diverged from mollusks like slugs and snails. These animals have elaborate compact nervous systems located within specialized arm appendages, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a vampire squid The elusive 'vampire squid from hell' has just yielded the largest cephalopod genome ever sequenced, a monster ...

The Squid and The Octopus presents an innovative shadow puppet show that explores the unique and fascinating world of cephalopods. Created by Jim Julien, this performance intertwines storytelling with ...

For the first time, researchers have obtained the genome of the mystifying “vampire squid from hell” and provided unparalleled insight into the evolution of cephalopods. Scientifically termed ...

The California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) is native to the coast of California and Mexico and is identified by their bright blue eyespots. (Roger T. Hanlon/Marine Biological Labratory) ...