Octopus

When octopuses sleep, their quiet periods of slumber are punctuated by short bursts of frenzied activity. Their arms and eyes twitch, their breathing rate quickens, and their skin flashes…

Simulation of an octopus grasping a cylinder. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois…

Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics -- where children's growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients -- can get the vitamins and minerals they need from sustainable…

More than £1m was paid to energy customers with Octopus Energy on Tuesday as part of a power saving scheme. The energy supplier said more than 400,000 customers took part by reducing…

The UK government is set to recoup hundreds of millions of pounds from the sale of the collapsed power supplier Bulb to Octopus Energy as long as wholesale gas prices do not rise…

The UK government has committed to provide up to £4.5bn to fund the takeover of the collapsed energy company Bulb by its rival Octopus. Bulb spent more than a year in a state-handled…

Centrica was encouraged to make an offer for collapsed energy supplier Bulb and told that UK government support was on offer, according to emails revealed as part of a deepening…

Octopuses are not much like humans -- they are invertebrates with eight arms, and more closely related to clams and snails. Still, they have evolved complex nervous systems with as many…

The High Court has ruled that the UK government’s plan to sell bailed-out energy supplier Bulb to Octopus can proceed, despite challenges from rivals ScottishPower, Eon and British…

The sale of semi-nationalised energy retailer Bulb to rival Octopus Energy is facing further delays as rivals challenge the UK government’s decision in court.Bulb, which was taken…