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Two small, translucent hyperiids with very large eyes.

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Paraphromina

August 2014

Dover Sole Skin

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Close-Up of Dover Sole Skin

February 2014

Lacy Crust Bryozoans

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Lacy Crust Bryozoan

February 2014

Starfish—marine invertebrates of the phylum Echinodermata—are famous for their ability to shed limbs as a means of defense and then regenerate the sacrificed part.

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Haeckel Starfish

June 2015

This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol, below: CT scan) is part of a rare Smithsonian collection of whale fetuses that were collected in association with commercial whaling operations in the early to mid-20th cen

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Blue Whale Specimen

March 2015

Citizen Science Tracks Oil’s Path: When oil spills into seawater, it's hard to know where ocean currents will carry it. To map Gulf currents and improve predictions, scientists with GoMRI's GISR project are dropping biodegradable yellow driftcards throug

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Citizen Science With a Drift Card

January 2015

Bubbles of methane gas rise through a mussel bed in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

November 2017

“This composition is a blend of nature and architecture. Shooting beneath the structure to get a unique perspective, I waited for days for a thick mist to lift and reveal the backlighting and color I needed to frame the pier’s converging lines. I was f

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Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California, USA

January 2013

Divers deep into the cold waters beneath the ice.

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Diving Beneath the Ice

January 2011

“Moments after its eyes emerged from the water for a ‘spy hop,’ this whale slowly descended in my direction and came as close as six feet before it dove away.” -- Nature's Best photographer, Steffen Binke.Equipment Used to Capture the Shot: Niko

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Dwarf Minke Whale, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

December 2010

Dr. Valerie Paul, director of the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Fla., examines tropical seaweeds on northwestern Guam’s coral reefs.

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Diving in Guam

January 2010

A purple hard coral releases bundles of pink eggs glued together with sperm.

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Coral Spawning

October 2015