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An artist sketches the preserved bones of a specimen in the Smithsonian's collection.
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Flippers, Jawbones, and Blowholes: Marine Specimens Inspire Artists

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Two men each hold a ceramic vessel at the archaeological excavation
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Ceramic Pottery Recovered from Early Whaling Community

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A researcher holds a maritime archaic point made of ramah chert that was found at Hare Harbor in Quebec, Canada in 2011
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Ancient Maritime Archaic Indian Point

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Half a century after nuclear testing blasted the reefs of Bikini Atoll, corals have recovered.
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Bikini Atoll Coral

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a large salmon colored orb with tiny fluorescent green and blue orbs covering it
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Microbes Feast on Oil

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Ichthyologist (ik-thee-OL-uh-gist): a scientist who studies fish.
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Ichthyologist

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The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon forms a circular shape with its body.
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The Ultra-Black Pacific Blackdragon

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A comic from illustrator Karen Romano Young.
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Antarctic Log 2.4

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica

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Seven of the newly discovered Starksia blennies, small fish with elongated bodies
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Seven New Fish Discovered

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