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  • <p>This copepod (<strong><a href="http://eol.org/pages/340029/overview">Gaussia princeps</a></strong>) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.</p>

    Deep Sea Copepod
    Aug 29 2012 - 12:17pm
    This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006, as part of the 10-year Census of Marine...
  • A Florida manatee surrounded by fish and tree roots swims in a fresh water spring.

    Florida Manatee in a Fresh Water Spring
    Aug 29 2012 - 11:13am
    Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) swimming within a fresh water spring on Crystal River in Florida. Note the tree roots on the right of the frame which make up a portion of this unique...
  • The squidworm has 10 tentacle-like appendages on its head.

    The Squidworm - A New Species
    Aug 28 2012 - 5:32pm
    In the Coral Triangle, a biodiverse area between Indonesia and the Philippines, scientists discovered this swimming polychaete (bristly worm), which they have dubbed the "squidworm." Using a remotely...
  • This map shows the possible pathway of pumice transport to the shores of Belize (the green line)

    A Possible Pathway for the Pumice
    Aug 27 2012 - 2:23pm
    Orange shaded areas are major drainage basins of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras that contribute sediment to the Caribbean. Wind and current patterns are represented by red and black arrows,...
  • An underwater photo of a school of jacks and a scuba diver

    Bigeye Jacks and Diver Balicasag, Philippines
    Aug 27 2012 - 11:52am
    "I was photographing this beautiful school of jacks when a diver slowly approached from beneath. I shifted my position to capture the moment he entered the ball of fish. Seconds later, he was...
  • Map of volcanoes of Central America and within the Caribbean Sea.

    Central American and Caribbean Sea Volcanoes
    Aug 27 2012 - 11:04am
    This map shows volcanoes of Central America and within the Caribbean Sea. The red triangles represent volcanoes known to have erupted in recent time (within the last 10,000 years) and white stars are...
  • An aerial photo of Carrie Bow Cay and the Smithsonian research station looking north.

    Aerial View of Carrie Bow Cay Field Station, Belize
    Aug 24 2012 - 3:37pm
    An aerial photo of Carrie Bow Cay and the Smithsonian research station looking north with Twin Cays in the background. The Smithsonian’s Carrie Bow Cay Marine Field Station supports research...
  • Blackdevil Fish

    Blackdevil Fish
    Aug 24 2012 - 8:46am
    Blackdevil fish (Melanocetus johnsonii) are quintessential monsters from the deep. The female lurks in the dark, drawing in prey with her glowing lure, while the male attaches to her like a blood-...
  • A NASA satellite image from August 23, 2011 of Hurricane Irene, the Atlantic basin's first hurricane of 2011.

    Hurricane Irene
    Aug 23 2012 - 9:10am
    Even when viewed from space, Hurricane Irene looks sizable. When a NASA satellite took this image on August 23, 2011 the storm was 410 miles in diameter, with clouds covering eastern Cuba. Irene is...
  • Close-up photograph of a large red cuttlefish.

    Australian Giant Cuttlefish
    Aug 22 2012 - 9:45am
    The largest of the cuttlefish species, Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) delight scientists each year as they gather in masses to spawn in northern Spencer Gulf, northwest of Adelaide in...
  • Illustration of a four-legged proto-whale with webbed feet.

    Early Whale with Webbed Feet
    Aug 21 2012 - 8:51am
    This early whale was well suited to life at sea. But it also lived on land. An ancestor of the right whale, Maiacetus lived 49-40 million years ago. It had flipper-like limbs and webbed...
  • This is an unidentified moray eel, collected from 650 feet off the coast of Curacao.

    A Baby Moray Eel, or a Really Small Adult?
    Aug 20 2012 - 10:42am
    This is an unidentified moray eel, collected from 650 feet off the coast of Curacao. Morays are very secretive animals that tend to stay hidden in caves and crevices. Researchers with the Deep Reef...