Giant octopus fossil proves Kraken was real? Sea monster bigger than most dinosaurs lived 100 million years ago: StudyGiant octopus fossil: A new study published in Science reveals that giant octopus-like creatures up to 19 metres long lived as apex predato...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
How the ‘Cretaceous Kraken’ hunted 100 million years ago: Inside the deadly feeding style of the 62-foot giant octopusGiant octopus Cretaceous Kraken: Ancient giant octopuses, Nanaimoteuthis, with arms up to 19 meters, were apex predators in the Late Cretac...
25 Apr, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
‘Kraken-Like’ giant octopuses as large as semi-trucks ruled oceans 100 million years ago, study findsNew research reveals giant octopuses were powerful ocean predators around 100 million years ago. These creatures, some reaching 19 meters, ...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
These Animals Are Changing How We Define IntelligenceRecent scientific findings challenge the human-centric view of intelligence, revealing complex cognitive abilities in animals like chimpanz...
13 Apr, 2026, 04.54 PM IST
What Is the Ocean’s Most Mysterious Language: How Do Cephalopods Turn Skin Into Speech?Cephalopods like cuttlefish communicate through rapid, controlled shifts in skin color, pattern, and texture, not sound. These visual displ...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
The Animal That Edits Its Own Genes After They’re WrittenOctopuses possess a unique ability to rewrite their genetic messages. They extensively edit RNA after its creation, altering instructions b...
02 Mar, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
Scientists Film Colossal Squid in the Deep Sea for the First Time EverScientists have filmed a live colossal squid for the first time. This happened in March 2025 during an expedition in the South Atlantic Oce...
12 Feb, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Dumbo Octopus: Ocean Exploration captures footage 8,000 feet under Pacific Ocean. Here is everything you should knowDumbo Octopus is a Grimpoteuthis, a genus of cephalopod found 8,743 feet or 2,665 meters underwater Pacific Ocean. Know the details shared ...
27 Sep, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
Seafood exports see a significant declineThe spread of coronavirus to Italy could further dent India’s seafood exports.
28 Feb, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
Inexplicable abilities does not mean octopuses came from outer spaceCephalopods share a lot of genes with very earthly creatures, from mussels and flies to human beings; and unless this connection is cited a...
21 May, 2018, 10.48 PM IST
- Scientists design 'camouflaging skin' inspired by octopus
New York, Oct 15 (IANS) Scientists have found a way to develop a synthetic "camouflaging skin" inspired by studying and modelling the real ...
15 Oct, 2017, 10.07 AM IST
Carbon emission helping Octopuses to thrive24 May, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
Shrimp rates, Chennai floods spoil the party for seafood exportsSeafood exports from India are facing rough weather this fiscal, after a surge in the past few years catapulted shipments over 60 per cent ...
15 Dec, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
'Alien' octopus genome sequenced for first timeResearchers sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides), the first cephalopod ever to be fully sequenced.
13 Aug, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
New Zealand Octopus takes pictures of its visitorsOctopuses are known to be very intelligent creatures, but one octopus in New Zealand is outclassing all of her peers by taking photographs ...
12 Apr, 2015, 11.18 AM IST
Indian fishermen hunting for baby octopuses due to surge in demandThe squid demand is more or less stagnant,” said Anwar Hashim, managing director of Abad Fisheries . Value added forms of octopuses fetch h...
26 Mar, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
- EU puts Indian seafood exports to test
Indian seafood exports to EU is once again under the scanner.
01 Sep, 2006, 12.25 AM IST