A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.

The young man was silent as he faced detectives, covered in blood. But when he at last spoke it was to utter a surprising declaration. The 19-year-old law student was accused of carrying out a violent ...

Think back to the last time you jotted down a quick note or made a grocery list. Chances are, it wasn’t with pen and paper. Over the past decade, keyboards and screens have quietly replaced ...