While the claim seems a bit out of this world, new research into their brains continues to show just how alien the octopus is, even if it doesn’t end up being of extraterrestrial origins.

Part of the octopus’ charm is in its contradictions: they are surprisingly alien-looking, yet express so much curiosity and problem-solving prowess — human traits if there ever were any.

Recently, a NOAA-funded expedition encountered a rare undersea “alien” when. In the science fiction horror Europa Report (streaming now on Peacock), ...

The sticker depicted a cartoon of a menacing, octopus-like creature with many eyes and a yellow smiley-face attached to one of its tentacles. I asked what it was. “Oh, that’s the Shoggoth ...

What do aliens look like? The simple answer is that I don’t know and, as far as I’m aware, neither does anyone else. In everyday life, that would be the end of the discussion.