A small, ghostlike, deep sea octopus discovered last week at 14,000 feet off the coast of Hawaii... [+] (Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Hohonu Moana 2016.) Just ...

In this video from Science Friday, the researcher working to classify a very, very cute species of deep-sea octopus reveals that she may end up naming the creature based on its appearance. “One ...

Newly discovered deep-sea octopus looks like an adorable ghost. March 7, ... Move over, Casper: A cute lil octopod hitherto unknown to science was caught on camera by the ...

In March, the internet fell in love with a newly discovered species of octopus that was quickly dubbed "casper." Named after the 1995 animated film, "Casper the Friendly Ghost," the ghost-like ...

But that thanks to deep sea explorers off the coast of Hawaii, that might be about to change. On a recent dive, scientists spotted a pale, ghost-like octopus more than three miles under the ...

Nicknamed the flapjack octopus, these fragile deep sea creatures are just seven inches wide and parachute through the water with webbed ... So endeared to the unbelievably cute sea creature, ...

This fierce little squish—which gets its name from its elephant-ear-like fins—is a deep sea diver, living at 9,800 to 13,000 feet (about 3,000 to 4,000 meters).

They are also rare and mysterious since they live at deep-sea depths on the ocean floor. An international team of scientists is excited about the first video ever captured of a dumbo hatchling.

If the shoes fit! Scientists captivated by a tiny octopus with big eyes are considering naming the new species the “adorabilis” because it’s so cute. The honor of naming the pecul… ...

A new study in Marine Biology Research tackles this issue by comparing the physical characteristics of two similar octopus species that live on the ocean floor, as deep as 9,500 feet (almost 2,900 ...

The deepest known sighting of an octopus has been captured on film, more than a mile deeper than the previous reliable sighting.. The observations of the creature, captured at almost 4.3 miles ...