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

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

In what could well go down as the cutest scientific discovery of 2026, researchers say they have identified an entirely new species of tiny blue octopus in the deep sea off 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 description and a name.

The deep-sea octopus is fully mature despite fitting in a palm, a trait researchers think may help it reproduce faster than ...

In this unusual encounter, an octopus becomes unexpectedly curious and interactive with a diver’s companion. The situation ...

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

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.