A cute observation in the cephalopods' behavior indicates they also react to sound waves, a notion that will soon be tested with a machine learning approach. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers just ...

A new study reveals how squid and cuttlefish began in the deep sea and survived Earth’s biggest extinction to thrive ...

From color-changing skin to jet-propelled motion, squid and cuttlefish have long fascinated scientists. To understand the ...

Learn how a new genomic study reveals that squid and cuttlefish survived a mass extinction in deep-sea refuges before rapidly ...

A study published inProceedings of the Royal Society Bhas revealed that common cuttlefish can pass a test of delayed gratification—a benchmark of cognitive ability typically applied to children, ...

Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal ...

Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings. By Veronique Greenwood Put a cuttlefish on the spot — or, to be ...

Good things come to those who wait—especially for the cuttlefish hanging out with Alexandra Schnell, a comparative psychologist at the University of Cambridge in England. For the past decade, Schnell ...