A seldom-spotted deep-sea octopus was seen off of the coast of California in November, marking just the fourth sighting in as many decades. The evasive creature, called the seven-arm octopus, was ...

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

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 ...

Deep below the waters off the Galápagos Islands resides a tiny blue octopus that fits in the palm of a hand. But scientists ...

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 study involved collaboration between the Charles Darwin Foundation, the Galápagos National Park Directorate ...

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

Microeledone galapagensis, a tiny blue octopus, is new to science ...