Making an octopus on a Reprap or Makerbot isn’t that terribly hard. There were dozens of these octopuses at nearly every Maker Faire booth with a 3D printer. These octopuses have almost become a right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. This article is more than 8 years old. Table, mantle and desk clocks are ...

Are you on the lookout for an innovative timepiece, and worried that regular smartwatches are so 2016? Have you ever dreamed of owning your own steampunk octopus? Thanks to the ingenuity of Swiss ...

When I first saw a picture of the blanket octopus I did a double take. I’d never heard of a blanket octopus before, which is surprising given the internet’s obsession with both large cephalopods and ...

Move over, Casper: A cute lil octopod hitherto unknown to science was caught on camera by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and it’s definitely the friendliest looking ghost we’ve ...

Look at this octopod. Just look at it. In theory, octopi are cute. In reality, octopi are like scary spiders-of-the-sea. But this guy — this guy’s an exception. He’s different. The new octopod, ...

Octopuses are up to something. Cephalopods—the class of mollusks to which octopus, squid, and cuttlefish belong—are some of the most intelligent creatures on the planet, and they know it. These ...

The Octopod steampunk octopus clock doesn't just tell the time. It tells the world how cool mechanical sculptures can be. This eight-legged clock was co-created by MB&F and L'Epée 1839. The legs are ...

During the first dive of an expedition to explore on the northeast side of Necker, or Mokumanamana, Island in the Hawaiian Archipelago, a remotely operated vehicle discovered this ghostly octopus.