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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.

Slideshow

Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.

Overview

The Arctic and The Antarctic

Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.

Video

The Microbial Loop

Screenshot from video showing a close-up image of a plankton.

Video

The Secret Life of Plankton

Algae growing on underwater rock

Article

Heroes of Herbivory

An episode of the Encyclopedia of Life's "One Species at a Time" podcast focused on the Greenland shark.

Audio

Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

A puffin with a mouthful of fish.

Article

Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.

Slideshow

Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

a fish swimming in blue water

Video

Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.

Article

Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

Algas que crecen en rocas submarinas.

Article

Los Héroes de los Herbívoros

A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.

Article

How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill