Whether grilled, on sushin or mixed into stir fry or ceviche, there are many ways to consume octopus. But given their well-known, almost human-like intelligence, it begs the question: is it ethical to ...

Octopuses can open jars, use tools, solve puzzles and even recognize individual human faces staring back at them through aquarium glass. Should they serve as menu items, too? Whether stuffed into ...

Jenny Evans / Getty Images Octopuses are capable of sophisticated tasks, from solving puzzles to decorating their dens to remembering people's faces. So when a company in Spain announced that it ...

Researchers have suggested that, as particularly intelligent and playful creatures, octopuses are unsuited to a life in captivity and mass-production. Animal rights activists argue that farming ...

While I was ultimately unable to turn down the massive paychecks and gratuitous opulence of local journalism, in another life I think I’d have really liked to be a marine biologist. The aquarium ...