Octopuses tend to keep secrets, but we've just learnt how they achieve their extraordinary dexterity. The fine control these almost-alien animals have over each of their eight arms is at least ...

The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments, giving it precise control over movements and creating a spatial map of its suckers. Octopus arms move with incredible ...

Olson explains that “there are many gross similarities [between the ANC and vertebrates’ spinal cords]—there is a cell body region, a neuropil region, and long tracts to connect the arms and brains in ...

Octopuses don’t think like we do. In fact, most of their neurons aren’t in their brains at all. Instead, they’re spread across their eight arms, giving each limb a degree of autonomy that borders on ...

Octopuses, along with their cephalopod cousins squids and cuttlefish, are considered to be some of the most intelligent invertebrates out there. They have large brains and are able to quickly master a ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Animals with more than one brain defy standard biology. From octopuses to leeches, discover 7 species with multiple brains or ...

This article is part of the Psychology Today animal minds series. Is the consciousness of octopusses unified? Source: Pia/Pexels Recently, Sidney Carls-Diamante, a post-doctoral researcher at the ...

Laden with dissolved salt, Antarctic waters can hover just above freezing and even dip below it. Temperatures this low would likely kill the animals that prosper in warmer waters further north. Yet, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Meetings across the tree of life : Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals : Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- ...