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  • One ocean. More than 100 moored buoys gather data on the single, contiguous, body of water that encircles the globe.

    Buoy Collects Data on the Open Ocean
    Mar 25 2010 - 11:32am
    Sponsored by the United Nations, the Global Ocean Observing System is committed to sharing observations about the ocean to all nations. Some of the data they collect comes from buoys like the one...
  • Two California market squids mate in the waters off of California's Channel Islands.

    California Market Squid
    Jul 23 2012 - 9:30am
    Two California market squids, Loligo opalescens, mate in the waters off of California's Channel Islands. While spawning, the males' arms blush red as he embraces the female; a warning to other...
  • A photo of calligrapher Myoung-Won Kwon writing an ocean-themed message.

    Calligrapher Celebrates the Ocean
    May 9 2011 - 9:54am
    "The ocean is essential to all" is one of the Ocean Literacy Principles, and it seems to look more arresting when written in Korean calligraphy than it does in any computer font. Artist Myoung-Won...
  • A rendering of an underwater marine scene from the Cambrian Period, featuring an arthropod, annelids, and other animals.

    Cambrian Period (542 – 488 Million Years Ago)
    Sep 20 2011 - 4:20pm
    The basic body plans of all modern animals were set during the Cambrian Period, 542 - 488 million years ago. Your friends, family, and pet turtle may not look much like the creatures here. But we and...
  • <p>A cameraman navigates a smack of sea nettles (<em>Chrysaora fuscescens</em>) in Monterey Bay. Sea nettle blooms have become more common in recent years.</p>

    Cameraman with Sea Nettles
    Apr 17 2010 - 12:00pm
    A cameraman navigates a smack of sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens) in Monterey Bay. A group of jellies is known as a "smack."
  • <p>This day octopus (<em><strong><a href="http://eol.org/pages/593207/overview">Octopus cyanea</a></strong></em>) has shaped itself like seagrass or some coral so hide from predators or stalk prey.</p>

    Camouflaged Octopus Blends In
    Aug 2 2012 - 5:36pm
    Octopuses can change the texture and color of their skin to blend in with their surroundings. This day octopus (Octopus cyanea) has shaped itself like seagrass or some coral so hide from predators or...
  • Phoenix rises out of the waters east of Cape Cod, MA, in April 2003.

    Can Right Whales Recover?
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    Phoenix rises out of the waters east of Cape Cod, MA, in April 2003. The rough patches of skin (known as callosities) occur in unique patterns on all North Atlantic right whales and help researchers...
  • <p>It's a pygmy seahorse (<em><strong><a href="http://eol.org/pages/994189/overview">Hippocampus bargibanti</a></strong></em>), found in Indonesia's biodiverse <strong><a href="/blog/making-science-sing-longest-time-coral-triangle-edition">Coral Triangle</a></strong> and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend into their environment. This helps to protect them from predators and ambush their prey.</p>

    Can You Spot the Seahorse?
    Feb 12 2013 - 9:58am
    It's a pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), found in Indonesia's biodiverse Coral Triangle and one of the smallest seahorse species in the world! They can change colors like a chameleon to blend...
  • A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.

    Cancer-Fighting Sponges?
    Aug 9 2011 - 12:14pm
    Dr. Patrick Colin, of the Coral Reef Research Foundation in Palau, examines a sponge he collected off the island of Curaçao, in the Caribbean. Colin is conducting research for the National Cancer...
  • A photo of a candy basslet, an orange and yellow-striped fish.

    Candy Basslet
    Jul 25 2012 - 10:16am
    A candy basslet (Liopropoma carmabi) was just one of the specimens Smithsonian scientists collected from the deep reefs of Curaçao, in the southern Caribbean. To study biodiversity far below the...
  • <p>A bowl full of….shrimp? These small snapping shrimp (<em><strong><a href="http://eol.org/pages/4264098/details">Alpheus randalli</a></strong></em>) look just like the mini candy canes you find everywhere this season. They share their living space with goby fish, helping the fish dig and maintain the burrow that they share in the seafloor. In turn the small, and mostly blind, shrimp (seen in this photo below the goby) get protection from predators in the form of alerts from the goby and a place to call home.</p>

    Candy Cane Shrimp
    Dec 26 2012 - 10:59am
    These candy cane snapping shrimp (Alpheus randalli) have a pretty nice set up. They share their living space with goby fish, helping the fish dig and maintain the burrow that they share in the...
  • With the sun in its beak, the canoe’s raven figurehead points the way.

    Canoe Figurehead
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    With the sun in its beak, a raven figurehead points the way for the Raven Spirit canoe, now on display at the Smithsonian Institution. More about raven spirit can be found in our Raven Spirit...