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Researchers are re-purposing animal parts that could be useful to new robots. The latest entries in that field are 3D-printed robotic suckers, which mimic the suction ability of a squid or octopus.

le Projet Octopus est créé par pratiquesetnumerique.com de l'Ecole des beaux-arts de Montpellier. Nous avons invité des artistes et des chercheurs à construire une exposition qui est un processus de forme tentaculaire, se passant entre boîtes de messagerie croisées et en ligne, sur une googlecarte.

The giant Pacific octopus can have over 50,000 babies at one time, and spends months guarding those eggs — only to die soon after they are born.

Thaumoctopus mimicus sait imiter d'autres espèces pour se défendre de ses prédateurs... Des études de l'ADN de cet animal ont récemment été menées afin de comprendre comment ces facultés sont apparues au cours de l'évolution.

Wells did what any curious person would do, given a laboratory full of octopuses; he put males and females together and observed them mating. Unusually, though, he observed them mating while he was recording their heart activity.

Before you place your bet on the next World Cup match, you might want to check with Paul the Octopus first. So far, Paul has predicted all of Germany's match...

Scientists have been surprised to observe octopuses picking up coconuts and running away with them.

A rich and surprisingly diverse array of marine animals has been discovered living in total darkness in the deepest parts of the Atlantic where no sunlight ever penetrates.