It looks like a ghost in the Pac-Man video game, has been compared to a Pokemon creature and served as the inspiration for the character Pearl in "Finding Nemo." But the oddly adorable octopus that ...

A species of octopus discovered living in the Monterey Bay is so cute, MBARI scientists want to give it a special name. MBARI researcher Stephanie Bush pitched the scientific name, Opisthoteuthis ...

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 designation ...

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 ...

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 ...

This tiny octopus species is unnamed of yet. But it's super cute. Deep in the ocean’s cold, dark waters lives a species of wide-eyed octopus that will surely warm your heart with pure cuteness. Up ...

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 as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This handout photo from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows the flapjack octopus, which scientists may call ...