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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Where the Amazon Meets the Ocean

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Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
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Caught on Video: Giant Squid

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Dory and Marlin encounter a hungry anglerfish in the animated feature film, Finding Nemo. Credit: Pixar Animation Studios 
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Dory and Marlin encounter a hungry anglerfish

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Hurricanes hurt humans and marine life.
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Hurricanes and Marine Life

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A school of grooved razorfish seen in x-ray imaging.
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X-Ray Image of Grooved Razorfish

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A student participates in shoreline survey in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
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Student Assists with Shore Survey

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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 bird sits atop an outcrop of rocks surrounded by turbulent water.
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Offshore Rock Island

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When water conditions deteriorate, the rivulus fish can live temporarily out of water.
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Rivulus Fish

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a comparison of multiple species of jellyfish
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How Big do Jellyfish Get?

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3-D map of Chapman’s Reef. Produced in 2005 with multibeam sonar from an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
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Deep-Sea Coral Reef Map

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