octopus
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The U.K. government has in recent weeks taken stakes in startups like Kraken—the technology arm of utility Octopus Energy—, self-driving car firm Wayve and quantum-computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
This fortune-telling exercise follows in the footsteps of South Africa's unforgettable Paul the Octopus in 2010.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
“People We Meet on Vacation” “Six years after ‘My Octopus Teacher,’ we find there’s still much to learn from eight-limbed marine mollusks in ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures.’
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
In the UK, Octopus Energy recently told the BBC the war had caused a "huge jolt" in solar panel and heat pump sales, with solar panel sales rising by 50% since the end of February.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Octopus is from the Greek and means “eight-footed.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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Marine Biology - Introductory
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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