Cameron Clifford had finally given in to his son’s pleas and bought him a pet octopus. After several weeks, he was getting ...

We’ve all grown up fearing sharks, the ultimate ocean predator. But what if I told you the ocean has another contender for ...

The Museum's earliest wet collections date from the early 1700s. Explore 14 highlights from the collection, including specimens collected by Captain James Cook, a giant squid, and Charles Darwin's pet ...

But there's undeniably something special about cephalopods—the class of ocean-dwelling invertebrates that includes cuttlefish, squid and octopus. Critics offer many arguments against raising ...