Strange new species of blue octopus discovered by scientists 5,900 feet underwater: "It's beautiful"

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

'He's tiny!' Blue octopus discovered off the Galápagos Islands

In what could well go down as the cutest scientific discovery of 2026, researchers say they have identified an entirely new ...

Meet the tiny blue octopus about the size of a golf ball

The discovery of a blue octopus about the size of a golf ball has delighted marine biologists and the public with its rarity ...

The color of this new and unusual blue octopus is what helps it survive

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

Golf ball-sized octopus discovered near the Galápagos Islands

A tiny, bright blue octopus Microeledone galapagensis is small enough to fit inside the palm of your hand, but good luck ...

A New Species of Tiny Octopus Was Discovered in the Galápagos Islands

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 ...

This tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos could curl up in your hand and shows how much deep ocean remains unexplored

The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth—things like marine iguanas and giant tortoises. In a new paper in ...

60-foot octopus prowled seas as apex predator during age of dinosaurs, fossilized jaws show

New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.

Eat octopus to save the British crab, say fishermen

It is barely lunchtime, but Alan Steer, 56, and his crew have already pulled in close to two tons of octopus off the coast of ...

New Species of Tiny Blue Octopus Discovered in the Galápagos

A rare find in the Galápagos has marine biologists excited.