Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.

Animal intelligence stories travel fast, and tidy myths travel fastest. An octopus unscrews a jar, a parrot says hello, a bee dances, and many people leap to one-line conclusions about genius, ...

I watched the renowned documentary "My Octopus Teacher" on Netflix, where a famous filmmaker, Craig Foster forges an unusual friendship with a female octopus living in a South African kelp forest near ...