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A screenshot from the video showing illustration of a whale at the surface of water at night.

Video

Life After Whale (On Whale Falls)

A Hawaiian petrel in flight

Article

4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.

Article

Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.

Overview

The Census of Marine Life

A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.

Article

A Plague of Sea Stars

A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

Article

Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

Sea otters floating on the surface of the ocean.

Article

Not Just Another Fuzzy Face

The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.

Article

Thirty Days to Submission: How I Made a Video for Ocean180

A puffin with a mouthful of fish.

Article

Watching for Fish in the Puffin's Beak

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

the oil on the surface

Video

The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

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