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A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.
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A Rain Drop On An Oil Slick

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A reddish-orange nudibranch.
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A Baltic Sea Nudibranch

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A yellow remotely operated underwater vehicle, or ROV, at the surface of the water.
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An ROV Explores the Baltic Sea

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But closer to the CO2 seeps, the complex reef has been replaced by a “monoculture” of boulder corals.
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Monoculture of Boulder Corals

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As Dampier studied the plants he encountered in Australia, he wrote that they were “for the most part unlike any I had seen elsewhere.” In fact, nearly all the plants Dampier observed were entirely unknown to botanists at that time.
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More Australian Plants

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Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

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Hundreds of illustrated red crabs gathering on sand with Santa hats.
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Santa Claws is Coming to Town

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Smithsonian zoologist Dr. Steve Cairns named and described this deep-sea coral species, Stephanocyathus paliferus, now preserved at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Corals at the Smithsonian

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Photo of a mantis shrimp
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Mantis Shrimp Carries Eggs

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Elders bless a new canoe with lighted sage, song, and traditional dances.
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Blessing a New Canoe

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An octopus robot with mechanical parts.
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Octopus Robot

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A woman with snorkel gear
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Nancy Knowlton snorkeling in Discovery Bay Jamaica

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