Translucent jellyfish in the ocean

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.

Bioluminescence Overview

For some ocean creatures, creating light is a matter of life and death. Learn about how light is used in the ocean.

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Two octopuses sitting underwater highlight the different textures the animals can take on.

Cephalopods

Two Adélie penguins on Paulet Island, Antarctica

Penguins

Corals, sponges, and algae are the major components of most coral reef communities as shown in this picture.

Corals and Coral Reefs

Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.

Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

Great hammerhead in Bimini, Bahamas.

Sharks

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Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar playfully during migration.

Help us pick the next OP stars

Satellite view of the Gulf Coast oil spill off of Louisiana, April 29, 2010.

State of Emergency in the Gulf

Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A tiny larval (baby) starfish.

The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii

World Heritage Goes Marine

Venomous Box Jelly from South Carolina

Pinning Down the Jellyfish

Pile of Plastic Trash

Plastic Trash Plagues the Ocean

A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.

Do Sharks Smell in Stereo?

Neighborhood Seafood Market in Rome, Italy

Seafood for Thought

Horseshoe Crab in Stage Harbor, Massachusetts

This Flu Season, Thank a Horseshoe Crab

Overfishing is leading to an abundance of less desirable species like jellyfish.

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

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