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A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean Conservancy's 2012 Coastal Cleanup.
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Picking Up Trash Along the Coast

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A fossil of the ancient shark Falcatus falcatus
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The Ancient Shark Falcatus falcatus

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Mangrove Salt Glands
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How Mangroves Deal with Saltwater

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An artistic rendering of an ocean landscape as it may have looked during the Archean Eon.
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The Archean Eon (4,600 – 2,500 Million Years Ago)

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Monk seal pup
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A Mediterranean Monk Seal Pup

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A photo of a cave basslet.
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Cave Basslet

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This deep-sea coral specimen shows the bands that help marine scientists learn how ocean conditions changed over time.
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Deep-Sea Coral Bands

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UV light illuminates growth rings in a cross-section of 44-year-old Primnoa resedaformis coral found about 400 m (1,312 ft) deep off Newfoundland.
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Coral Growth Rings

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Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.
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Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?

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“Golden sweepers form schools in reef crevices and caves and among coral heads. The technique I employed to make this image was a long exposure and rear curtain synchronization combined with a circular rotation of the camera during the shot. Buyat Bay, a
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Golden Sweepers, Pulau Tulang, Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Seahorse couples (such as these Hippocampus histrix) greet each other every morning with a unique dance that sometimes involves changing color. The couple promenades and pirouettes together for several minutes before separating for the rest of the day. The
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Dancing Seahorse Pairs

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Two thorny seahorses sit back to back underwater.
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Seahorse Lovebirds

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