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

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

Scientists were delighted after discovering a new species of tiny, blue octopus nearly 6,000 feet down off the Galapagos ...

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

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

Researchers discovered the octopus 1.8km below the shores of the Galápagos Islands in 2015, but are still figuring out ...

A new golf-ball-sized octopus was discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the ocean's surface, close to the Galápagos Islands.

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

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 adorable." A strange new octopus species found on the ocean floor can comfortably fit in the palm of your hand.

A rare find in the Galápagos has marine biologists excited.