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 ...

Octopus is a popular ingredient in many cuisines, with some 420,000 tons of this mollusk being caught worldwide each year. The rising global popularity of octopus has been attributed to the ...

CHICAGO — After digging into the phenomenal grilled octopus skewers at Sueños for my most recent restaurant review, I paused briefly and thought to myself, “Wow, I’ve been eating a lot of octopus ...

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 ...

Alaska Pacific University professor of marine biology David Scheel examines an octopus, cyanea, near Mo'orea, French Polynesia. (Sy Montgomery) Octopuses are mysterious sea creatures to many people, ...