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WOODS HOLE, Mass. — For generations, scientists have relied on a handful of organisms to study the fundamentals of biology. The usual suspects—fruit flies, zebrafish, and mice, among others—all have ...

11:52 a.m. Dec. 28, 2022: Photo captions in an earlier version of this story stated that the Kanaloa Octopus Farm was making efforts to breed octopus for human consumption. Although the facility’s ...

A distinct striped pattern on a species of octopus varies from one individual to the next, which could help researchers monitor the rare animal. Pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae), also known ...

Sandwiched here between the Pacific Ocean and Kona Airport — atop a dusty volcanic desert — dozens of 50-gallon water tanks gurgle and bubble away; each home to a solitary, wild-caught octopus and a ...