A Woodland Park Zoo elephant may be the next Paul the oracle octopus — the cephalopod that correctly predicted Spain’s World Cup victory. On Thursday, the zoo presented Chai the Asian elephant with ...

In order to function safely alongside human workers, robotic arms shouldn't be hard and unyielding. An experimental new arm was designed with that fact in mind, as it mimics soft n' squishy elephant ...

Oh, to be an an octopus, to hold and read eight books at once. Or maybe only seven, leaving one tentacle to turn pages? What, you say? You would need eight pairs of eyes and a brain as big as a train ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

It’s not exactly a flying elephant, but it’s still rare. Scientists searching the deep sea off the coast of Hawaii released video this month of a dumbo octopus, the deepest-living of all known ...

Researchers have developed a flexible robotic arm that mimics an elephant’s trunk, capable of twisting while staying pliable in other directions. The arm can perform activities like turning off a ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

A video of a baby dumbo octopus emerges. Scientists say the rare creature provides insight into the early lifecycle of cirrate mollusks. The video showing the hatching of a baby dumbo octopus ...