Head nearly 6,000 feet deep into the waters of the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, and you will likely encounter ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 on Earth—things like marine iguanas and giant tortoises. In a new paper in ...

A North Padre Island beachcomber stumbled across an octopus in the water on Dec. 7. Padre Island Madre, a beach photography social media account active on Facebook and TikTok, documents sunsets, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Beachgoers along Padre Island National Seashore were treated to a rare and unforgettable sight on December 7 after an octopus was spotted along the shoreline. "Ollie the ...

A rare find in the Galápagos has marine biologists excited.

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