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

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

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

Pictures of a quirky octopus discovered by researchers diving at the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) in 2015 have finally appeared online over 10 years after the expedition, with the species still ...

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

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Octopuses’ earliest relatives that lived 100 million years ago may have been "gigantic" predators that hunted alongside dinosaurs, according to new research. Although scientists previously believed ...

You may have spotted a viral Instagram video posted in April 2026 showing an octopus hurling rocks at another octopus, along with a claim that females throw debris at males who won’t leave them alone.

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More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at all. A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal ...