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Cephalopod Week

June 14-21, 2024: Science Friday’s yearly eight-day celebration of our favorite smart marine invertebrates!

He Found A Bizarre Octopus, But No One Believed Him

In 1990, diver Arcadio Rodaniche’s findings about a highly social octopus were dismissed. Decades later, his work was validated.

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Join Our Sea Of Support!

Help us build a Sea of Support for science!

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Let's get squiddy with it!

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Love, Octopus-ly

Full-time biologist—part-time cephalopod matchmaker, Richard Ross invites us into his secret home lab where he studies the mating rituals of the lesser Pacific striped Octopus.

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I, Octopus

With thousands of chemically-sensitive suckers, color-changing skin, and a brain that literally stretches when they eat, octopuses seem like aliens living in our oceans.

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Caring for Cuttlefish

Using recycled soda bottles, modified cradles, and knowledge of each species’ husbandry, the Monterey Bay Aquarium staff have nurtured to adulthood 95 percent of the cuttlefish eggs spawned.

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Cephalopod Week Wrap-Up

A wrap of highlights from Cephalopod Week, and a check-in with SciFri education manager Ariel Zych and biologist Chuck Fisher aboard the exploration vessel “Nautilus.”

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Imaginary Friends

A guide to the world of imaginary companions.

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