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More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at all. A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought. In fact, it belongs to an ...

A famous 300-million-year-old fossil that was thought to be the world's oldest octopus—even featuring in the Guinness Book of Records—has turned out to be something else altogether. In what amounts to ...

A famous “oldest octopus” fossil has been exposed as a case of mistaken identity. Advanced imaging revealed hidden teeth showing it was actually related to a nautilus, not an octopus. The confusion ...

Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, the Long Beach Aquarium’s beloved giant Pacific octopus, has died, the aquarium announced in a news release ...

A beloved deep-sea diva has taken her final bow. ‘Ghost,’ a giant Pacific octopus who captivated visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific, has died after entering the final, haunting stage of her ...

The United States military is deploying thousands of Marines and several more battleships to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump’s top officials are reportedly engaged in talks to ...

The Pentagon is preparing to deploy about 2,000 U.S. troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, bolstering the U.S. military presence in the region and providing more options ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk to a C-17 before an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 13, 2025. (Pfc. Nicole Miller/U.S. Army) Elements from the 82nd ...

The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East as the Iran war extends into its fourth week, according to two sources. A command element and some ground forces ...