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Dr. Sylvia Earle
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Dr. Sylvia Earle Testifies on Gulf Oil Spill

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Lenticulina secans-- this “benthic” foram lives on the seafloor. This specimen was collected from southeastern Tanzania.
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Lenticulina secans

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A newly hatched leatherback turtle moves in the sand.
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Habitat for Leatherback Turtles

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A large group of dancers from the island of Tokelau dance during fiafia, evening entertainment)
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Water is Rising: Pacific Islands, Art, and Climate Change

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10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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Star Sand Grains Collected from Southern Japan

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The Sant Ocean Hall is the National Museum of Natural History's largest exhibit, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean
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The Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Caribbean Reef Shark

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This male giant squid is on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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Male Giant Squid

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Hermit crabs, like this one collected in Moorea, usually protect their soft, vulnerable abdomens from predators by reusing empty snail shells. This specimen shows the crab without its customary borrowed shelter.
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Hermit Crab Without a Shell

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Riftia tubeworm (Riftia pachyptila) colonies near hot spring.
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Tubeworms on a Hydrothermal Vent

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A photo of a swimming Protanguilla palau, the newly discovered genus and species of eel
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Palauan primitive cave eel (Protanguilla palau), a 'living fossil'

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Can we use the sea as a source of fresh water?
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Can We Drink Our Salty Ocean?

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