Tag: Galápagos

  • Meet the Ocean’s Newest, Palm-Sized Blue Octopus

    Meet the Ocean’s Newest, Palm-Sized Blue Octopus

    When you picture the Galápagos Islands, giant tortoises and marine iguanas likely come to mind. But thousands of feet below those famous sunlit shores, the dark ocean floor hides secrets that are just now coming to light. Scientists recently identified a shockingly bright, golf ball-sized creature surviving in this extreme environment, revealing just how much…