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This scientific illustration of a giant squid shows off its two long tentacle and its 8 shorter arms.
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Deep-sea Giant Squid

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a colorful sea urchin with red and white striped spikes
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Dazzling New Sea Urchin Species

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A piece of the Institute For Figuring’s Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef known as the Ladies Silurian Atoll.
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Ladies Silurian Atoll from the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

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This photo provides a small glimpse of the amazing variety of whale skulls and skeletons available for study at the Smithsonian.
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Whale Collections

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Members of the Tlingit Nation celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall.
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Celebrating in Washington

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Sometimes the raven monitored Chilton’s progress from an overhead perch.
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Raven Keeps Watch over Carver

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Phoenix rises out of the waters east of Cape Cod, MA, in April 2003.
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Can Right Whales Recover?

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At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right) studies lightning impacts.
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Field Research in Panama

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Dr. Stephen Cairns, a Smithsonian research zoologist, studies deep-water corals.
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Dr. Stephen Cairns

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This mangrove island in Belize was cleared and dredged to create sand beaches.
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Mangrove Island Clear-Cut for Tourism

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Seagrasses are flowering plants that can form dense underwater meadows and are an important shallow water habitat.
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Seagrass Meadows as Food

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Three dancers dependent on one another, as in the food web.
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The Food Web, Through Dance

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