Search

Showing results for

Content type

Topics

Tags

A cable connects a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to a ship at the surface.
Photo

ROV Tethered to Ship

View Image
Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
Photo

Pirate reflection in mirror

View Image
Two new species of sea stars were discovered in the deep sea: Paulasterias tyleri (on the left) in a North Pacific hydrothermal vent community, and Paulasterias mcclaini (on the right) in the deep sea off the coast of Antarctica.
Photo

Two New Sea Stars

View Image
This queen parrotfish scrapes algae from Caribbean reefs with its parrot-like beak.
Photo

Queen Parrotfish

View Image
Phoenix swims in George’s Bank, off the coast of New England, on March 13, 2009.
Photo

Phoenix in George's Bank

View Image
Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
Photo

Walter Adey and Coral Reef Tank

View Image
Although in reality an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur would have likely never battled, this widely shared lithograph by artist, geologist and paleontologist Henry De la Beche even inspired author Jules Verne to pen a similar scene in his book, Journey to the C
Photo

Duria Antiquior – A More Ancient Dorset, 1830

View Image
Sea Slug
Photo

Stunning Sea Slug

View Image
A close up of a sediment core.
Photo

Sediment Core Close-Up

View Image
The black sea nettle jellyfish can grow to twenty-five feet long.
Photo

The Black Sea Nettle

View Image
Chuniphyes are siphonophores—colonial organisms in the same phylum as jellyfish, working together to survive.
Photo

Ultimate Teamwork

View Image
Zooplankton are small—but do you know just how small? This drop of water smaller than the eye of a needle is magnified 20x and contains multitudes.
Photo

Zooplankton in the Eye of a Needle

View Image