Learn all about the incredible dumbo octopus, a magical creature that lives in the depths of the oceans and looks like a ...

Cindy Bessey/CSIRO 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 ...

On September 13, a team of marine explorers on a NOAA-funded expedition encountered a rare dumbo octopus in the depths of the North Pacific Ocean. It was found while exploring the ocean floor aboard ...

Researchers with the Ocean Exploration Trust were exploring the ocean floor of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument when they found it A livestream of a deep sea expedition caught a ghostly ...

A rare 'Dumbo' octopus was caught on camera during an Ocean Exploration Trust deep-sea dive in Hawaii in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, a massive area of protected ocean.

The team was exploring at a depth of 1,682 metres when the Dumbo octopus drifted past their cameras. To give you a sense of how deep that is, it's like stacking about three CN Towers on top of ...