Search
dugong feeds on seagrass in the Red Sea
Photo

Dugong Feeding

View Image
Jorge Velez-Juarbe, predoctoral fellow in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Photo

Jorge Velez-Juarbe

View Image
The excavation site of an Inuit home in Hare Harbor, Quebec, Canada
Photo

Excavation of an Inuit House

View Image
A young visitor holds up his painted fish Gyotaku fish print at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Photo

Gyotaku Fish Print

View Image
A teacher and a young boy paint a fish mold to create a Gyotaku style print
Photo

Gyotaku Fish Prints

View Image
Ancient sea cow vertebra found in the Gatun Formation in Central America, Panama
Photo

Ancient Sea Cow Vertebra

View Image
paleobiology field equipment for excavating a fossil whale in central america
Photo

Equipment for a Fossil Excavation

View Image
A whale shark swimming in the water.
Photo

Tagging Along With Whale Sharks

View Image
Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid, alive, at the water's surface
Photo

Caught on Video: Giant Squid

View Image
A sea butterfly, or sea snail, swims in the open ocean.
Photo

A Swimming Snail

View Image
This close-up view of salps, which have aggregated together into a long chain, have brilliant red guts from eating red plankton.
Photo

Close-up View of Salps

View Image
Smithsonian scientist who discovered new species in her laboratory
Photo

Smithsonian Scientist Discovers New Fish Species

View Image