Research describes a computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus arm. Mechanical engineering PhD candidate Arman Tekinalp, fellow graduate student Seung Hyun ...

Octopuses and their arms are still a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don't know how they work; their arms are boneless hydrostats, made up of groups of muscles working together, and capable ...

Octopuses aren’t just flexible—they’re astonishingly strategic. A new study reveals how their eight arms coordinate with surprising precision: front arms for exploring, back arms for locomotion, and ...

Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets behind their movements, ...

Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, famed for their extraordinary dexterity. Their eight arms allow them to capture hidden prey, communicate, explore, and even mate ...

Scientists discovered that octopuses use their limbs to sample the microbiomes on the surfaces they touch. By Sofia Quaglia Sofia Quaglia earlier reported on fish that use their legs (yes, legs) to ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...

The study is the first to relate arm movements in octopuses in the wild to whole animal behaviors in complex, real-world settings. Octopuses are among the most neurologically complex invertebrates, ...