A newly discovered tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos is a striking reminder that the deep ocean still holds countless secrets.

Scientists have officially named a brand new octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, discovered nearly 6,000 feet below ...

Credit: Charles Darwin Foundation/Cover Images Scientists working in the Galápagos Islands have discovered a tiny blue ...

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

It’s a deep blue creature in the deep blue sea. Scientists were delighted after discovering a new species of tiny, blue ...

The octopus, named Microeledone galapagensis, is about the size of a golf ball and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.

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

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

A golf ball-sized blue octopus found nearly a mile beneath the Galápagos has been confirmed as a species entirely new to science.

The deep ocean still holds many secrets, even in places that scientists have studied for years, like the Galápagos Islands. Researchers still find animals nobody has ever seen before. Some discoveries ...

A golf-ball-sized blue octopus collected nearly a mile beneath the Pacific Ocean in 2015 has been formally described as a new species — and in doing so, it has forced scientists to rewrite the ...

A tiny blue octopus species has been discovered nearly 6,000 feet below the ocean surface near the Galapagos Islands, and it’s absolutely adorable.