Researchers encountered a new species of octopus while scanning the ocean floor off the Galapagos Islands – and it may be ...

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

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

A well-known conspiracy theory (also seen in The X-Files) attests that aliens are in communication with the U.S. government, ...

A golf ball-size octopus found on the deep seafloor off the Galápagos Islands is an entirely new species, scientists just ...

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

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for ...

Octopuses are among the most bizarre and intelligent creatures ever discovered, evolving an almost unbelievable combination of camouflage, problem-solving, escape abilities, and biological superpowers ...

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 ...

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be ...

We've been looking at nature the wrong way, argues Rowan Hooper. If we stop focusing on the individual, we get a whole new ...

Nearly 6,000 feet beneath the Galápagos Islands, in water so deep that no trace of sunlight reaches the seafloor, a remotely ...