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

Scientists have identified a tiny blue octopus previously discovered in the Galápagos Islands as a new species. The female ...

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 ...

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

Scientists just identified a brand-new species of octopus in the Galápagos. It's blue, tiny and absolutely adorable. (Charles ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of a brand new (to humans) species of octopus. Found off the coast of Ecuador in the ...

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 ...

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

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

The octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, is about the size of a golf ball and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.

It’s not every day that scientists discover a new species of octopus, but that is exactly what has happened off the coast of western Australia. During a CSIRO research expedition to the Carnarvon ...