A bridge dive in Sydney turns into a mix of treasure hunting and underwater cleanup. The team goes in expecting lost jewelry, ...

Now, scientists have discovered that the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) can also learn to use mirrors, ...

Thomas Mulligan examines the potent neurotoxins of the blue-ringed octopus to reveal how such a small creature can pose a ...

A recently published study in the journal Zootaxa identified a new species of tiny octopus, which they named Microeledone galapagensis. The specimen was collected in 2015 when deep-sea researchers ...

Nearly 1,800 meters beneath the surface of the Pacific, a remotely operated submersible was creeping along the slope of a Galápagos seamount when its camera caught a tiny, dark blue octopus perched in ...

Take a look at the Chapter 1 Release Window Trailer for Blue Ridge Hunting, a first-person co-op horror game developed by Jade Meadows. Players will investigate, document, and hunt cryptids based on ...

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described ...

In the narrative-driven story mode, join the Appalachian Investigation Group (either alone or with up to three players) as you investigate, document clues, and hunt terrifying cryptids based on real ...

CHICAGO — A deep-sea robot gliding over the ocean floor near the Galápagos Islands captured footage of something researchers had never seen before: a tiny, vivid blue octopus no bigger than a golf ...

It could be easy to miss a blob the size of a golf ball. But its blue hue—the rarest color in nature—stood out against the sand, grabbing researchers’ attention. It wasn’t a blob but an adorable blue ...

It’s a deep blue creature in the deep blue sea. Scientists were delighted after discovering a new species of tiny, blue octopus nearly 6,000 feet down off the Galapagos Islands, per a study published ...

The discovery of a blue octopus about the size of a golf ball has delighted marine biologists and the public with its rarity – and its big-eyed cute factor. The octopus was found 5,800 feet deep in ...