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These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed cell are forming into fat cells after exposure to endocrine disruptors.
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Cells Get Fat

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An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.
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A Dirty Blizzard In the Gulf of Mexico

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Marsh Erosion Sped Up: One of the worst places for oil to end up after a spill is in marshes, where it can kill grass and cause erosion. But how much damage does it do, how far inland does it reach, and how long does the damage last? Pictured here is oiled
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Marsh Erosion After An Oil Spill

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Sabrina Taylor, a wildlife biologist at Louisiana State University and lead scientist for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, releases a seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) in the Louisiana marsh.
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Sabrina Taylor Releases a Sparrow

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Explore the different cultures of the territory between the Arctic and Pacific oceans. The area is home to over 150,000 Indigenous residents, whose diverse languages and cultures are both a link to history and the foundation for contemporary lives.
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Smithsonian Alaska Native Collections

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Hundreds of birds congregate around the trawl fishing vessel. The orange "bird scaring lines" keep the birds from flying into the trawl cables where they can accidentally get caught and die.
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Bird scaring lines

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A crab sits on a coral with a sponge covering its head
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A Sponge Crab's Updo

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A shimmering bobtail squid.
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Bobtail Squid Shimmers

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Brian Skerry sits on a 20 foot high underwater tripod to photograph the Aquarius Habitat off Florida.
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Photographing the Underwater Aquarius Habitat

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The ribbon worm seen here, Ramphogordius sanguineus, is known to regenerate after losing a part of its body.
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Regenerating Ribbon Worm

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A emperor penguin chick sits under its mother's legs.
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Emperor Penguin Chick with Mother

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a colorful sea urchin with red and white striped spikes
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Dazzling New Sea Urchin Species

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