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

A mysterious little blue octopus discovered nearly 6,000 feet beneath the waters of the Galápagos Islands has officially been identified as a brand-new species. About the size of a golf ball, the tiny ...

Scientists have identified a tiny blue octopus previously discovered in the Galápagos Islands as a new species. The female ...

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 ...

What really comes alive on a reef after dark? Armed with lights and curiosity, we head onto a murky Hawaiian reef searching ...

Professor David Scheel managed to capture a breathtaking sequence on video. The video, which was shared as part of Nature on PBS, showcases how octopus dream. In it, we get to see a color-changing ...

Do octopuses dream? Watch a sleeping octopus that could very well be dreaming, in this video clip posted on YouTube on Monday to promote the TV show Octopus: Making Contact on PBS. While the octopus ...

Octopus emotions may run skin deep, researchers report January 28 in Current Biology. Changes in octopus skin color primarily function as camouflage, though some evidence points to other purposes.

Octopuses are known for their astonishing ability to rapidly shift their skin color and texture, to hide from predators, to sneak up on prey and to communicate with each other. But what exactly is ...

We don’t know if androids dream of electric sheep, but whatever octopuses dream of must be something adventurous because they change color a lot while they’re sleeping. And while the octopus in the ...