On a recent dive, scientists spotted a pale, ghost-like octopus more than three miles under the surface. People think they should call it Casper. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

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 ...

The octopus, which was located at a depth of around 2.5 miles, owes its ghost-like appearance to a lack of pigment cells. The octopod, which was quickly nicknamed Casper after the friendly cartoon ...

Some folks are calling him Casper. And this octopod does bear a certain resemblance to the friendly cartoon ghost. A pale, white billowy body with two black eyes will do that. Scientists with the ...

The NOAA says the ghostly octopus is 'almost certainly an undescribed ... within two groups – incirrates, like the unusual ghost specimen and cirrates. Cirrate octopods are finned, also known ...

A probe of the U.S. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research filmed the pure-white octopus at a depth of almost 14,000 feet off the coast of Hawaii. Scientists dubbed it the “ghost octopus ...

The so-called "ghost octopus" is the most recently discovered species on this list. Known for its pale, translucent skin, it was first identified by NOAA researchers near Hawaii in 2016 and is so ...

A strange octopus is garnering attention in the scientific community. A probe of the U.S. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research filmed the pure-white octopus at a depth of almost 14,000 feet off ...

A new species of "ghost" octopus has reportedly been discovered deep beneath the ocean - but there's no prizes for guessing what scientists have named it. The never-before-seen mollusk was found ...

151; -- What do you call an adorable octopus that looks like a mix of a ghost in Pac-Man and Pearl from “Finding Nemo”? Nothing -- for now. Stephanie Bush, a postdoctoral fellow at the ...