Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.

Can you remember what you had for dinner last weekend? That ability is a function of episodic memory, and how well we can recall the time and place of specific events typically declines with age.

Cuttlefish, with their blimp-shaped bodies and eight squiggly arms, don’t age like people do. Sexual maturity tends to come late for them—about three-quarters of the way through their two-year lives, ...

Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings. By Veronique Greenwood Put a cuttlefish on the spot — or, to be ...

Stuffed cuttlefish, or le seppie ripiene as they call it in southern Italy, is one of those classic seafood dishes that keeps ...

Cuttlefish number among the ocean’s ultimate masters of disguise, able to change the color, pattern and even the texture of their skin in an instant to blend into their surroundings. But according to ...

Source: Adam Dewan, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. Cuttlefish, like their fellow cephalopods squid and octopus, are known for their intelligent and complex behaviors.

Before we had the luxuries of modern science, folks used to believe that every land animal had a counterpart in the sea. So in the depths there naturally must be sea cows, sea unicorns, and even sea ...

You might have seen videos of octopuses opening jars or heard rumors of their intelligence. It turns out they aren’t the only tentacled mollusks with an impressive skill set. Scientists have found ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Unlike their octopus cousins, a cuttlefish’s 10 tentacles aren ...

Some cuttlefish absolutely refuse to wear 3-D glasses. These relatives of squid and octopuses have blimplike bodies that end in a ring of eight arms topped by two prominent eyes. It’s not hard to ...