Animal intelligence stories travel fast, and tidy myths travel fastest. An octopus unscrews a jar, a parrot says hello, a bee dances, and many people leap to one-line conclusions about genius, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. These five research-backed insights show why the octopus ...

Marine life is indeed extremely interesting and unusual. Nevertheless, some animals in the oceans look really weird and almost alien. The octopus is one of such animals because it has eight appendages ...