Every year on October 8, people across the world celebrate one of the ocean’s most fascinating creatures – the octopus. World Octopus Day began as part of Cephalopod Awareness Week and soon became a ...

Netflix has greenlit a new documentary about renowned explorer and endurance athlete Colin O'Brady, directed by James Reed, who won the Oscar for My Octopus Teacher. The film will document O'Brady's ...

In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

British renewable-energy startup Octopus Energy is spinning off its artificial intelligence arm, Kraken, in what could create a stand-alone entity worth $15 billion. Kraken has operated in Octopus’s ...

This week, co-host Ben Davis speaks to artist Miriam Simun about how cephalopods can help expand one's "definition of self." Still image from Miriam Simun's film Your Urge to Breath is a Lie (2019).

GALICIA, Spain (AP) — At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, wincing as strings of slime splatter their aprons. Nearby, ...

In O Carballino, a Spanish town proudly dubbed the 'octopus capital', a curious paradox unfolds. Despite its towering bronze octopus statue, streets lined with traditional 'pulperias', and an annual ...