From Nature's Best Photography Explore the winning photos from the 2012 Nature's Best Photography Ocean Views contest! You can also see the winners from 2011 and 2010 . ... ...

Feb 12 2013 - 11:10am

During the 2012 field season of the Deep Reef Observation Project (DROP)  in Curaçao, Smithsonian scientists collected many specimens with the help of the Curasub . Prospective new species were caught on almost every dive as the scientists expl ... ...

Aug 13 2012 - 9:30am

Evidence shows that life probably began in the ocean at least 3.5 billion years ago. Photosynthesis began more than 2.5 billion years ago—the Great Oxidation Event. But it took hundreds of millions of years for enough oxygen to build up in the atmosp ... ...

Sep 20 2011 - 3:30pm

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal remains rise above the sand. Smithsonian scientists Nicholas Pyenson and Aaron O'Dea along with a team of students descend upon the beach. Their mission: to excavate the ... ...

Jun 22 2011 - 5:47pm

Glad you like these "creepy" critters! We hope your science classes enjoy the slideshow ... ...

Oct 27 2010 - 1:56pm

to rocks in the ocean, documented by Census of Marine Life scientists A photo slideshow of fish, jellyfish, ... ...

Aug 3 2010 - 7:01am