An octopus lies amid rocks on the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of Oregon. (Photo: OOI-NSF / UW / CSSF) Are intelligent aliens living among us? A newly published novel just might lead you to think ...

If humans vanished overnight, which species would dominate Earth? An Oxford biologist suggests octopuses possess intelligence, adaptability and evolutionary traits that could reshape life’s future.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Mauricio Handler In the new Prime documentary series “Octopus!” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge spends an hour and a ...

Ray Nayler’s novel The Mountain in the Sea asks the kinds of questions about us, our future and our interaction with other living beings that are raised by many great works of science fiction. In his ...