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  • The 2012 Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center dive class stand in a group together

    Scientific Diving Students from the 2012 IBRC Program
    Jun 14 2012 - 1:34am
    The Indonesian Biodiversity Research Center's (IBRC) 2012 scientific diving class stands together at the IBRC headquarters in Sanur, Bali. Students participated in an intensive one week scientific...
  • A scientist in a white lab coat stands in laboratory holding a jar of marine specimens.

    Scientist and his Wet Specimens
    Mar 18 2011 - 2:45pm
    A still from the film, Mysteries of the Deep, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital.
  • A scientist collects oil-laden "sand patties" on a Louisiana beach two years after the oil spill.

    Scientist Collects Oil on the Gulf Coast
    Apr 20 2012 - 12:23pm
    A scientist, Chris Reddy from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, collects oil-laden "sand patties" on a Louisiana beach two years after the oil spill. Watch a video of Chris Reddy talking...
  • Auster and colleagues direct a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dive on the New England Seamounts.

    Scientists Conduct an ROV Dive
    Jul 28 2011 - 2:19pm
    Peter Auster and colleagues direct a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dive on the New England Seamounts. Three teams composed of three scientists and four ROV engineers take two 4-hour watches every...
  • A scorpian in a mangrove ecosystem.

    Scorpion in a Mangrove
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am
    A scorpion found in a mangrove. More about mangrove ecosystem can be found in our Mangroves featured story.
  • This Caribbean sea anemone brightens a variety of Caribbean reef habitats.

    Sea Anemone
    Jan 26 2010 - 11:46am
    If you don’t like purple, you can look for this anemone (Condylactis sp.) in green. It comes in different colors and brightens a variety of Caribbean reef habitats, from lagoons to deeper waters.
  • This sea cucumber, collected at 830 feet, hosts a pearl fish, which lives in its anus!

    Sea Cucumber in Curaçao
    Aug 14 2012 - 10:04am
    Sea cucumbers might have a cucumber shape, but are definitely animal, not vegetable… or fruit. They belong to the Phylum Echinodermata, which also includes sea urchins, sand dollars, sea stars and...

  • Sea Hare in the Intertidal Zone
    Mar 31 2013 - 8:42am
    The sea hare gets its common name from its equivalent of nose and tongue—external sensory organs for smell and taste called rhinophores—which look like bunny ears. The sea hare, however, doesn't hop...
  • Sea lion with data collector on back.

    Sea lion with data collector on back
    Mar 23 2010 - 9:44am
    Many species are being recruited to gather data in hidden corners of the ocean. From sea lions to sharks, these animals can collect information about how climate change is affecting ocean temperature...
  • <p>A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for <em>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</em>&nbsp;by Jules Verne.</p>

    Sea Monster Attack
    Jun 6 2012 - 2:17pm
    A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. The illustration is by publisher and artist Pierre-Jules Hetzel, who is most famous for his drawings...

  • Sea Potato
    Mar 17 2013 - 8:11am
    This sea potato (Echinocardium cordatum) looks similar to its root vegetable namesake, but it's a sea urchin! The spines on this urchin are more hair-like than the spikes seen on some more...
  • A photo of an oyster cage, out of the water, covered in sea squirts.

    Sea Squirts Fouling an Oyster Cage
    Sep 1 2011 - 10:22am
    Invasive species can have a range of environmental and economic impacts. In this photo sea squirts foul an oyster cage. Scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Marine Invasions...