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Nature's Best Photography 2018

Explore the winning photos from the 2018 Nature's Best Photography contest! Every...

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Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World

With striking imagery from her book Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World,...

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Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...

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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

Looking at a white mangrove (Avicennia marina) leaf cross-section under the...

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On the Hunt for a Perfect Photo in the Mangroves

Photographer Brian Skerry hikes through a mangrove in Bimini (The Bahamas) to scout...

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X-Ray Image of a Slender Snipe Eel

The elongated body, characteristic long and narrow snout, and small teeth make the...

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Sand from Orient Point, Long Island, New York

There are different types of beaches and multiple factors that influence the...

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ROV Recovers Volcano Monitor

The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS recovers a volcano monitor from NOAA’s New...

Personal Perspectives

December in Malibu

Shooting seascapes often involves hiking on very delicate rock formations near...

Personal Perspectives

Break On Through

I took this shot at Pfeiffer Beach, my favorite beach in my home state of...

Personal Perspectives

Celebrating the Ocean With New Museum Exhibits

A lot can happen in five years. Since 2007, the concentration of carbon dioxide in...