Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living things, including humans. Tetrodotoxin is most famously known from pufferfish — ...

“Australia has a higher biodiversity of dumbo octopus species compared to other countries but many of these species have only been recorded or described in the past few years.

A woman swimming at a beach in Sydney, Australia was bitten by a blue-ringed octopus on Thursday, which is one of the most deadly marine animals in the world.

Origin Energy’s investment in UK-based Octopus Energy is poised to pay dividends for the Australian electricity and gas giant ...

Researchers say octopuses not only throw objects — an uncommon behavior in animals — but may also be capable of deliberately targeting each other.

An Australian teen nearly died when he was bitten by a poisonous blue-ringed octopus hiding in a shell he scooped out of the ocean to show his niece.

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia.

PERTH, Australia — An Australian teen who put a sea shell into his pocket with the intent of giving it to his niece nearly died when he was bitten by poisonous octopus that was hiding inside the ...

A new species of shape-shifting octopus has just been described by scientists in Australia. The tiny cephalopod grows only about 1.6 inches across, but it can survive more than half a mile beneath ...

Octopus Australia, a subsidiary of the UK-based Octopus Group, has acquired 28,000 hectares (ha) of land in the Australian state of New South Wales to develop the 1GW Merino wind farm.

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study.

Octopus Australia has achieved a critical development milestone for its Blind Creek solar farm and battery project, securing the necessary grid connection approval known as Generator Performance ...