Scientists have identified a golf-ball-sized blue octopus from deep waters near the Galápagos as a new species. The discovery ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Nature can be a lot of things—beautiful, bloody, sweet, savage. And sometimes it’s just plain cute. For the latest example of nature at its most adorable, look no further than the little blue ...

CHICAGO — A deep-sea robot gliding over the ocean floor near the Galápagos Islands captured footage of something researchers had never seen before: a tiny, vivid blue octopus no bigger than a golf ...

Scientists connect the health of deep sea creature populations with global climate 06:13 On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious ...