In June 2025, the SciFri Book Club read Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses by David Scheel. Luckily, there is also a young readers edition, so you can learn about these amazing ...

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Octopuses seem otherworldly, and as Scheel examines key mysteries that have driven his work, he unearths just how much there is left to learn about these charismatic cephalopods. If you’d like to ...

David Scheel, an octopus researcher and professor of marine biology at Alaska Pacific University, met his first octopus in 1995 in a Cordova aquarium. Although he had a background in animal behavior, ...

Mesmerizing footage of Heidi, a 'dreaming' octopus that changes color and patterning as she slumbers, has been released—it's especially exciting because this is an uncommon occurrence in the animal ...

"Many Things Under a Rock" details author David Scheel's career and what he learned from octopuses. Octopuses capture the public's attention with their intelligence, ability to change color and ...

Alaska Pacific University professor of marine biology David Scheel examines an octopus, cyanea, near Mo'orea, French Polynesia. (Sy Montgomery) Octopuses are mysterious sea creatures to many people, ...