Media Gallery: Photos 1.3.2

  • Pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read shown in men's clothes

    Ann Bonny and Mary Read
    Jul 7 2010 - 12:57pm
    Yes, there were women pirates! And Bonny (left) and Read were among the most famous. Dressed in men’s clothes, they fought side-by-side with other pirates—many of whom believed the two women were men...
  • Salps are tube-shaped, soft, transparent animals that swim through the ocean, straining out plant food as they go.

    Antarctic Salps
    Dec 13 2012 - 10:17am
    Climate and sea changes in the Southern Ocean create conditions that favor the growth of salps over krill, the latter of which are a vital food source for seals, whales, and penguins. Salps are...
  • Students studying climate change create an electric car.

    Aquarium of the Pacific Delegation
    Feb 7 2011 - 8:01pm
    What can students do to help the ocean? It turns out, a lot! These students from California are among dozens from the U.S. and Mexico who are developing action plans on ocean and climate-related...
  • Map depicting the archaeological excavation site at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2009

    Archaeological Site Map of Hare Harbor
    Sep 9 2011 - 3:33pm
    The Arctic Studies Center's excavation site map of Hare Harbor maps some of the community's excavated structures that archeologists have unearthed. An Inuit house, blacksmith shop, and cookhouse are...
  • The amphipod Eusirus holmii inhabits sea ice, the water column and the sea floor

    Arctic Amphipod
    Jan 6 2011 - 1:28pm
    This species of amphipod, Eusirus holmii, was found both at the surface of Arctic waters and as deep as 2000 meters (6562 feet).  Researchers have found that while the amphipod inhabits the sea...
  • An Arctic cod rests in an ice-covered space.

    Arctic Cod Beneath the Ice
    Aug 9 2012 - 5:21pm
    An Arctic cod rests in an ice-covered space. View the “Under Arctic Ice” photo essay.
  • Arctic cod have a special protein that warms their blood.

    Arctic Cod Under Ice
    Jan 6 2011 - 3:09pm
    Arctic cod have a special protein that keeps their blood from freezing in ice-cold Arctic waters.
  • <p>The Arctic comb jelly or sea nut (<em><strong><a href="http://eol.org/pages/393273/overview">Mertensia ovum</a></strong></em>) has two tentacles fringed with smaller tentacles, which are dappled with glue-like cells called colloblasts.</p>

    Arctic Comb Jelly
    Apr 2 2013 - 9:30am
    The Arctic comb jelly or sea nut (Mertensia ovum) is commonly found in the surface (top 50 meters) in cold, northern waters. Like other cydippid ctenophores, it has two tentacles fringed with smaller...
  • Calanus hyperboerus is the preferred food for Bowhead whales.

    Arctic Copepod
    Aug 3 2012 - 10:51am
    This copepod Calanus hyperboreus (up to 7mm in length) lives in the Arctic, usually within 500 meters of the surface. To survive the cold Arctic winters, Calanus hyperboreus ...
  • Arctic Sea Cucumber

    Arctic Sea Cucumber
    Sep 10 2012 - 10:54am
    This new species of deep-water sea cucumber (Elpidia belyaevi) was discovered by Census of Marine Life researchers in the frigid waters of the Arctic. Since the 1800s, researchers observed sea...
  • A graph of arctic ice coverage from 2011, showing data through September 7, 2011.

    Arctic Sea Ice Extent Graph
    Sep 8 2011 - 7:27pm
    This graph of the Arctic sea ice coverage shows how close the year 2011 is to reaching a record-low. The graph contains data through September 7, 2011. The National Snow and Ice Data Center, which...
  • Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.

    Arctic Sea Jelly
    Jun 18 2012 - 9:37am
    Chrysaora melanaster, one of the largest jellyfish commonly found in the Arctic, swims underneath the Arctic ice. Its tentacles can stretch to more than 3 meters long and pack a mean sting for humans...