The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature.

A tiny blue deep-sea octopus discovered 5,800 feet below the Galápagos has been named Microeledone galapagensis The post This ...

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny, blue octopus looks like a toy.

An octopus about the size of a golf ball was first spotted in 2015 near Darwin Island. A new study gives it both a formal description and a name.

The palm-size creature was spotted and collected during a research expedition more than a decade ago, but scientists have ...

A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny ...

A new blue octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, was recently discovered near Darwin Island in northern Galápagos.

A new species of flapjack octopus, with massive eyes and blood-red tentacles, has been discovered from a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Australia. The new species has been named Opisthoteuthis ...

An octopus hatchling emerges from a group of eggs at a new octopus nursery, first discovered by the same team in June, at Tengosed Seamount, off Costa Rica. automation Scientists have discovered at ...

Recent footage captured by a diver in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, shows an octopus apparently vanishing into the sea floor.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (WJW) — Scientists have announced the discovery of a brand new (to humans) species of octopus. Found off the ...