The dumbo octopus gets its name from its adorable, ear-like fins that resemble floppy ears. Their beady eyes make them even cuter, which is why they occasionally go viral online. One example is this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have unveiled a novel robotic structure, the "trimmed helicoid," inspired by the movements of elephant trunks and octopus ...