A newly discovered little flapjack octopus species might be named after how cute scientists think it is. Researches at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute want to call the octopus ...

From movies to comics to literature, the octopuses of this world tend to get a pretty bad rap—but the goggled-eyed flapjack octopus shows us a sweet, cartoonish side of the cephlapod species.

MONTEREY, CA— Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California think they have found a new species of octopus that is being described as adorable. Some people say it looks like a cross between a ...

An underwater search in the Monterey Bay happened Thursday for the ocean's cutest octopus, but scientists came back to Moss Landing's harbor with empty tanks.The animals are a form of flapjack octopus ...

A researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium is deciding what to name a tiny octopus she has found and been unable to identify. "I thought that since this animal is so adorable, I should name it ...

This newly discovered species of octopus is a deep-sea shapeshifter with large eyes and blood-red tentacles. Sounds terrifying? Don’t fret: these strange little guys are smaller than a golf ball.

It is estimated that around 18,000 new animal species are discovered every year – an astounding figure that shows how little we really know about who or what is roaming our planet alongside us. How ...