The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean's best-kept secrets. Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses ...

A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a "taste by touch" sensory system and can even couple at arm's length without actually seeing each other.

The specialized arm that male octopuses use for mating is also a sensory organ that can detect the ovarian hormone progesterone, according to new experiments conducted by Pablo Villar and colleagues.

This is a touching boy-meets-girl story about the octopus. A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a “taste by touch” sensory system and even can ...