The Canadian writer discussed her breakout novel The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus on Bookends with Mattea Roach.

This underwater alliance between octopus and fish tends to pay off for both. Learn why the relationship works.

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The nutritional biology of common octopus paralarvae is a critical area of research, particularly as it relates to aquaculture and the survival of these young cephalopods. The common octopus ...

The octopus just revealed another one of its secrets: what determines its sex. University of Oregon researchers have ...

A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we ...

Octopuses are among the smartest animals in the ocean, and we still have a lot more to learn about them. Here's what a career ...

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Blanket octopus pairs are some of the undersea world’s oddest couples. What’s so startling is the size difference: Males are about the size of a walnut—less than an inch long—but some ...

One of the most striking things about these creatures, however, is the fact that each of their eight arms almost seems to have a mind of its own, allowing an octopus to multitask in a manner that ...