In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers have successfully synthesized the rare pigment that endows octopuses ...

Xanthommatin helps octopuses and squid blend into their surroundings, thanks to its ability to shift color and absorb light.

A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many ...

UC San Diego scientists have bioengineered bacteria to produce xanthommatin, the rare pigment behind octopus camouflage, ...

Researchers engineer bacteria to mass produce the rare octopus pigment xanthommatin, marking a major advance in camouflage ...

The octopus is one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals. As a species, it possesses almost humanlike intelligence and traits rarely seen in other marine life. This octopus we found on @deepandscary ...

Octopuses are renowned for their instant color-changing abilities, a skill they use to outwit predators and surprise prey. Yet, the energy cost behind this extraordinary camouflage has remained a ...

A video of an octopus changing colors while it sleeps is raising a lot of questions about the mysterious sea creatures. The footage aired in the new PBS documentary titled "Octopus: Making Contact." ...

We don’t know if androids dream of electric sheep, but whatever octopuses dream of must be something adventurous because they change color a lot while they’re sleeping. And while the octopus in the ...

Do octopuses dream? Watch a sleeping octopus that could very well be dreaming, in this video clip posted on YouTube on Monday to promote the TV show Octopus: Making ...

In response to the dark octopus standing tall in the background, the pale, flattened one in the foreground has lost his color and stretches an arm behind him, preparing to flee. Some octopuses ...