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This male giant squid is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Male Giant Squid

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel
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Palauan primitive cave eel (Protanguilla palau), a 'living fossil'

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A blue-ringed octopus
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A Beautiful and Deadly Octopus

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A transparent ctenophore in dark water.
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A Ctenophore Feeds

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Can we use the sea as a source of fresh water?
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Can We Drink Our Salty Ocean?

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A reef shark swims amongst corals.
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Happy Hearts Love Sharks

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a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

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Elephant seals' eyes are specialized to dim light and, in particular, to light at the wavelength of 485 nm -- which is the same wavelength given off by the bioluminescent lanternfish that are the seals' main prey.
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Elephant Seals Laze on the Beach

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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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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada

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The giant squid’s enormous eyes help it find prey in the dark ocean depths.
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Largest Eye in the World, Giant Squid

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Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Digging a Trench

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An image of a gray whale bone with line marks engraved in it.
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Butchery Marks on Gray Whale Bone

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