PARIS, France - On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain

The rare find is a reminder that there is biodiversity everywhere and it must be protected.

Scientists have discovered a new species of octopus nearly 1,800 metres below the water's surface near the Galapagos Islands. The team from the Charles Darwin Foundation named the…

Er ist blau und nicht größer als ein Golfball: Am Meeresboden im Pazifik stoßen Forscher auf einen besonderen, kleinen Oktopus.

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger...

Palm-size creature was found nearly 5,800ft underwater

Wetenschappers hebben nabij de Galapagoseilanden een nieuwe diepzee-octopus ontdekt. Het dier, dat de naam Microeledone galapagensis heeft gekregen, valt vooral op door zijn…

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

PARIS: On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a ...

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

Scientists knew they had encountered something special when they first saw the tiny blue octopus in the depths of the Galapagos Islands.

See where the octopus was found: 5,800 feet deep in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the Galápagos Islands.

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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.

Opisyal nang inanunsiyo ng mga mananaliksik ang nadiskubreng bagong species ng octopus na unang nakita noon pang 2015.

PARIS, France - On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a…

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