The mission logo, or patch, from the launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is of a giant, orange-ish-colored octopus sitting atop Earth.

A newly discovered little flapjack octopus species might be named after how cute scientists think it is.

In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her “Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis.” Researchers in the US state of California are looking for an appropriate Latin species ...

A mysterious pairing of ocean creatures – a shark and an octopus – has researchers in New Zealand puzzled.

The most adorable, googly-eyed orange octopus from the deep sea may soon be formally recognized as "Opisthoteuthis adorabilis." Really, the only name you can gift an octopus that looks as adorable ...

News Tiny octopus is so cute, local scientist might name it ‘adorabilis’ This flapjack octopus in the genus Opisthoteuthis was photographed about 1,080 feet below the surface in Monterey Bay.

The Stubby Squid video comes a year after MBARI scientists based in Moss Landing and the E/V Nautilus recorded incredibly cute deep sea footage of a bright orange octopus in the Monterey Bay.

An unclassified, fist-sized, flapjack octopus that lives deep in the Pacific Ocean is so cute, US scientists want to name it "adorabilis".

Discovery comes after 'cute' octopus found The discovery came during the first dive of the 2016 season from the Okeanos Explorer, a ship operated by NOAA that explores little-known parts of the ...