Why Octopuses Might Outsmart Humanity as Earth's Next Rulers
Nature World News | 10.03.2026 16:49
Earth's story outlasts any one creature. Humans have etched deep marks on forests, oceans, and skies over millennia, tilting axes and shifting seas. Yet Oxford biologist Tim Coulson peers into a future without us, spotlighting octopus evolution as a bold path to post-human dominance. His book The Universal History of Us unpacks life's grand arc, landing on cephalopods as unlikely heirs.
