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    How To Grow a Patagonian Red Octopus
    Environment

    How To Grow a Patagonian Red Octopus

    Octopuses are tricky animals to keep in captivity. They’re smart, strong and slinky. But surely their eggs much be easier--being naturally contained and all.

    March 30, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    Odd Male Octopus Flaunts 2 Unexpected Arm Phalluses

    Odd Male Octopus Flaunts 2 Unexpected Arm Phalluses

    Is that a case of bilateral hectocotylization, or are you just extra happy to see me? Or so might a female octopus say if she met the young subject of a new report about a certain biological oddityor oddities.

    January 31, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    Happy Octopus Day! The 8 Best Octopus Discoveries

    Happy Octopus Day! The 8 Best Octopus Discoveries

    October 8 might be International Octopus Day, but October 31, 2013 is Octopus! day. My book Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea is publishing today.

    October 31, 2013 — Katherine Harmon Courage

    Botanical Sexism Cultivates Home-Grown Allergies

    It's the time year for watery eyes and itchy noses, and if you're among the afflicted, you may be surprised to learn that decades of botanical sexism in urban landscapes have contributed to your woes.

    April 29, 2015 — Thomas Leo Ogren
    Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility
    Sustainability

    Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility

    Scientists recently confirmed what anglers have known for centuries—there's something special about a big mama fish. The bigger the fish, the better the bragging rights—and often, the bigger paycheck or prize.

    November 6, 2014 — Marah J. Hardt
    Does the Octopus Really “Fart” Ink? [Video]
    The Sciences

    Does the Octopus Really “Fart” Ink? [Video]

    It’s true that the octopus is super weird. These animals have blue blood and three hearts. And as online personality and humorist Ze Frank points out in his latest video creation, it seems that they can also “fart ink at a moment’s notice”--pointing to this as “evolution at its finest.” The video’s tongue-in-cheek tone might [...]

    April 22, 2014 — Katherine Harmon Courage
    First Octopus Farms Get Growing

    First Octopus Farms Get Growing

    Fish farms now produce million tons of fish each year around the globe. But octopuses have largely escaped this kind of confined aquaculturing, despite a growing global demand and overfishing.

    September 24, 2013 — Katherine Harmon Courage