Showing results for
"All"
Filter
Content type
Article Type
Topics
Tags

slideshow
The Ocean Under the Microscope: Images from Nikon Small World
The ocean is so big that it can be easy to forget the microscopic beauty of the...
Wed, 04/30/2014 - 10:34

slideshow
The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea
Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans related to sand fleas and distantly...
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 10:47

Photo
Spin Hagfish Slime into Silk
Believe it or not, this unraveling thread is from hagfish slime. Hagfish are...
Photo
Branching Red Algae
Under the microscope, you can peer inside the cells of this filamentous red algae....
Photo
Deep-sea Copepod Gets a Close-up
This female deep-sea copepod (Pontostratiotes sp.) was collected in the...
Photo
Psychedelic Tardigrade
Tardigrades, which are usually less than 1 mm long, can be found in almost every...
Photo
An Underwater Volcanic Eruption
A volcanic eruption of superheated magma (some 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit) from the...
Photo
Superheated Magma Underwater
Superheated magma, about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit, glows orange as it slowly leaks...
Photo
Central American and Caribbean Sea Volcanoes
This map shows volcanoes of Central America and within the Caribbean Sea. The red...
Photo
Brian Skerry's Photography Gear
Brian Skerry warily stares down his photography equipment on board the vessel...
Photo
Kilauea Volcano, Kalapana, Hawaii, USA
Kilauea Volcano, Kalapana, Hawaii, USA “In the upper left of this image I can...
Photo