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

A newly identified deep-sea octopus discovered near the Galápagos Islands is challenging long-held assumptions about octopus ...

The deep-sea octopus is fully mature despite fitting in a palm, a trait researchers think may help it reproduce faster than ...

By David Brown While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue ...

The discovery of a blue octopus about the size of a golf ball has delighted marine biologists and the public with its rarity ...

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

The newly described creature was discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the ocean’s surface ...

The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else ...

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 ...

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

It’s a deep blue creature in the deep blue sea. Scientists were delighted after discovering a new species of tiny, blue ...

A tiny, bright blue octopus Microeledone galapagensis is small enough to fit inside the palm of your hand, but good luck ...