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A proposed Congressional bill would ban the commercial farming of octopuses while also prohibiting the import of farmed octopus meat.

Science & Energy

New Law Would Ban All Octopus Farming in America

By Sharon Adarlo

In a bid to better understand squid skin cells, scientists have turned to replicating squid's camouflage ability in human cells.

Science & Energy

Scientists Engineer Human Cells to Have the Camouflage Ability of Squids

By Frank Landymore

The United Kingdom has added an amendment to their animal welfare law that says that invertebrate creatures such as octopuses and squids are sentient.

United Kingdom Declares Octopuses, Squids Are Sentient Beings

By Tony Ho Tran

A giant octopus attacked a 34-year-old geologist in Dunsborough, Australia on March 18 — and video of their confrontation has gone viral.

Science & Energy

Giant Octopus Attacks Australian Geologist

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists Have Created Programmable Synthetic Skin

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Scientists Have Created Programmable Synthetic Skin

These Species Can Recode Their Own Genetics

Science & Energy

These Species Can Recode Their Own Genetics

By June Javelosa

This Remarkable Robo-Octopus is Heading to an Ocean Near You

Robots and Machines

This Remarkable Robo-Octopus is Heading to an Ocean Near You

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

Evolution 101: No, an Octopus Is Not an Alien

By Jolene Creighton