Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An ...

So far, only one of the new species of deep-sea octopus has been named. All four new species, found in a 100-square-mile-sized area off Costa Rica, are in the process of being given formal ...

Down in the deep ocean off the coast of Costa Rica scientists have discovered, not one, not two, not three, but four new species of deep-sea octopus in a 259-square-kilometer area (100 square miles).

About the Carnarvon flapjack octopus discovery The Carnarvon flapjack octopus is a small, gelatinous deep-sea octopus that grows to around 4 centimeters diameter, but little is known about its ...

The Carnarvon Flapjack Octopus is a small, gelatinous deep-sea octopus that grows to around 4 centimeters diameter. Credit: Cindy Bessey, CSIRO The Carnarvon Flapjack Octopus has blood-red tentacles.

Scientists searching the deep sea off the coast of Hawaii released video this month of a dumbo octopus, the deepest-living of all known octopuses. You are what you read.

The octopus could be seen floating into view of the team’s ROV Atalanta’s camera as it hovered about 5,518 feet (1,682 meters) deep below sea level in an unnamed seamount in the PMNM area.

A petite octopus propels itself through the deep sea. Gif: Schmidt Ocean Institute Three of the new species are still being described by the team; the only species imaged and named in a recent ...

The deep-sea Dumbo octopus was spotted a mile below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, close by an unnamed seamount in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Such octopus gardens "may be widespread and really important in the deep sea, and we just previously knew very little about them," he said. "There's still so much to discover in the deep sea." ...

A rare and adorable octopus has been spotted during a livestream from a deep-sea expedition, delighting the researchers. The creature, known as a dumbo octopus, was caught on camera during an ...