The Denisovans went extinct around 30,000 years ago. Scientists are just beginning to unravel their genetic legacy.
To understand how aliens might think, Dominic Sivitilli went to the bottom of the sea to find the closest thing: an octopus. Its sophisticated nervous systems and sensitive suckers allow it to do ...
Gene duplication events hundreds of millions of years ago contributed to evolutionary innovations such as insect flight, ...
They don’t belong in human homes, full stop.” Dr. Clifford said he has managed to keep about 24 of the octopus hatchlings alive, with the help of a friend who is keeping them at a property he ...
An Oklahoma family has come to grips with its new reality after acquiring an octopus to raise as a pet, only for her to stunningly produce a small army of hatchlings. “In case it wasn’t ...
The new National Geographic docuseries, "Secrets of the Octopus," takes viewers underwater with a closer-than-ever glimpse into the lives and behaviors of the elusive creatures. The visually ...
This was the last common ancestor of bilaterians, a vast supergroup of animals including vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals), and invertebrates (insects, arthropods ...