In December 2025, social media users shared an image of a frightful monster from the deep. The image, which appeared to show a giant octopus not far off a coastline, included text that read: "A drone ...

Twelve large conch shells found in Spain may have been used as trumpet-like instruments, according to new research. Two archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, Miquel López-García and ...

This is a different kind of ghost story. It’s about an octopus. Her impending death. And the love and wonder she has inspired. I first heard about Ghost, the giant Pacific octopus at Long Beach’s ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide midwater almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...

An Australian diver witnessed “something incredible” when she encountered a southern blue-ringed octopus camouflaging itself in shells, a process she had never seen in action before. Jules Casey, who ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus beloved by aquarium visitors, is entering senescence, the final stage of her life.

A beloved octopus is entering the last stage of her life in Long Beach,and will spend the remainder of her days caring for eggs that will never hatch. News of the approaching demise of Ghost — a giant ...

An octopus named Ghost will tend to her eggs that will never hatch, a California aquarium said. Screengrab from @Aquariumpacific on Instagram. A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to ...

A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to caring for her eggs at a California aquarium. But the eggs will never hatch, according to a Sept. 8 Facebook post by the Aquarium of the Pacific.