By Davide ManciniPaola Margu ASTURIAS, Spain, and YUCATÁN, Mexico — On a mild February morning, Isaac Blanco quickly places ...

Legislation sponsored by Sens. Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D-5) and Douglas J. Steinhardt (R-23) to ban octopus farming in New ...

So the 500 million neurons of the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, put the animals into a completely different league. In terms of their neuron count, they are better endowed than a mouse ...

A chromosome-level reference genome for the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics , 2023; DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad220 Cite This Page : ...

An octopus vulgaris - or common octopus - can grow up to 1.3 meters in length and weigh anywhere from 6.6 to 22lbs, according to National Geographic.

The neural architecture of Octopus vulgaris. New study by Prof. Benny Hochner from the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences at The Hebrew University and Prof. Jeff Lichtman from Harvard ...

“Octopus vulgaris individuals reared in a basic environment that likely mimics that of commercial production became withdrawn, exhibiting behaviors similar to when they are in situations of ...

Octopus vulgaris has up to 150,000 chromatophores, or pigment sacs, in a single square inch of skin. Like many cephalopods, the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is thought to be colorblind.

An octopus named Oktavius swims in Berlin's Sealife aquarium, July 20, 2021, marking his first birthday. The young octopus' tentacles spanned about two meters. Paul Zinken / AFP via Getty Images ...

Each octopus arm is thought to have around 10,000 neurons dedicated to sensing its surroundings. Other research shows that octopuses are the only invertebrates, besides a few insects, to use tools.

Octopuses are seen as smart and solitary. A seafood company plans to farm them commercially. Octopus garden? Sure. Octopus farm? No way, say the animal's advocates.

Prof. Hochner (Hebrew University) and Prof. Lichtman (Harvard) reveal Octopus vulgaris' neural intricacies for learning via advanced mapping. Unique interneuron types in a feedforward structure ...