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An Atlantic wolffish hiding on Cashes Ledge off the New England coast.
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Exploring a Unique Biodiversity Hotspot In the Gulf of Maine

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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A hermit crab looks out from its coral dwelling in the waters of Japan's Ogasawara Islands.
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The Perfect Underwater Photo

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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Ari Friedlaender, a research scientist at the Duke University Marine Lab, tags a blue whale.
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Acrobatic Blue Whales Do the Twist While Feeding

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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No Fouling Around

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A coral has just spawned. Each of the hundreds of polyps releases a small pink bundle of sperm and eggs.
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A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

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An adult and juvenile killer whale frolic in the water.
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Menopausal Moms: A Mammal Mystery

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This copepod (Gaussia princeps) was collected deeper than 1000 meters in the Sargasso Sea by Census of Marine Zooplankton (CMarZ) researchers in April 2006.
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Five Questions with Russ Hopcroft, Zooplankton Whiz

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Rough periwinkles sit on a bed of barnacles.
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Spirals in Time: A Walk at the Seashore

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Nancy Rabalais smiling at the camera in a headshot.
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Five Questions with Nancy Rabalais, Tracking Dead Zones In the Gulf

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One of several rowboats that were sunk in front of Lake Hotel at Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park in the early 20th century.
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Underwater Parks in 3-D

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