Olson explains that “there are many gross similarities [between the ANC and vertebrates’ spinal cords]—there is a cell body region, a neuropil region, and long tracts to connect the arms and brains in ...

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous. The octopus is ...

Octopuses tend to keep secrets, but we've just learnt how they achieve their extraordinary dexterity. The fine control these almost-alien animals have over each of their eight arms is at least ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system ...

New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's host, Regina Barber, and producer Rachel Carlson. Good to have you both here. RACHEL ...

Intriguing and incredibly unique, octopuses are cephalopods with three hearts that pump blue blood throughout their eight arms. These intelligent sea creatures have multiple brains — nine, to be exact ...

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The large nerve cord running down each octopus arm is separated into segments, giving it precise control over movements and creating a spatial map of its suckers. Octopus arms move with incredible ...