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

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

A newly identified species was found in the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s most significant biodiverse areas. The tiny ...

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

Scientists have identified a tiny blue octopus previously discovered in the Galápagos Islands as a new species. The female cephalopod, which has blue flesh and large eyes, was compared to a plush 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 octopus was first spotted in 2015 during a ...

A newly discovered tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos is a striking reminder that the deep ocean still holds countless secrets.

A golf-ball-sized blue octopus collected nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean in 2015 has been formally described as a new species — and in doing so, it has forced scientists to rewrite the ...