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a orange and yellow ship with glaciers in the background
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Laurence M. Gould

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John Cheeseman working in a mangrove forest.
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John M. Cheeseman

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A large red research vessel among icy waters and snowy mountains
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The Laurence M. Gould

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Porcelain crab on anemone at Pescador Island, Cebu, Philippines.
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Porcelain Crab and Anemone

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An albatross soars over the ocean.
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Looking for Love? Online Dating Under the Sea

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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Map of the Magnitude 5.8 Virginia Earthquake of 2011

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Rudist clams are mollusks that went extinct about 65 million years ago.
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Rudist Clams

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a colored shakemap from the M5.8 Virginia Earthquake depicts the shake range and epicenter of the earthquake
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A Guide to Earthquake Lesson Plans

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The fringed baleen plates are easy to observe as this North Atlantic right whale skims the water’s surface while it feeds.
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Baleen in Action

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a round ball of a sea urchin nestled between rocks
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Toxic Nature of Flower Urchins

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Sarah Gotheil, from IUCN Global Marine Programme, snapped this photo in the course of her research into fragile species and ecosystems.
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Protecting Fragile Species

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