'It's blue!': Scientists discover new deep-sea octopus near Galapagos Islands

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Deutsche Welle English - Top 5 hours ago • dw.com

Scientists discover new little blue octopus in Galapagos Islands

ScienceEcuadorScientists discover new little blue octopus in GalapagosRoshni Majumdar05/26/2026May 26, 2026Scientists knew they had encountered something special when they first saw the tiny blue octopus in the depths of…

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France24 English - Top 1 day ago • france24.com

'It's blue!': Scientists discover new deep-sea octopus near Galapagos Islands

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 “tiny” cerulean cephalopod Microeledone…

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