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Great White Sharks are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph/35 mph.
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Built for Speed

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A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach- frame 1.
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Breaching Sequence 1

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A size comparison chart of a variety of squid species.
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What is the Largest Squid? A Squid Size Diversity Chart

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How do plants respond to rising CO2 levels? To find out, plant physiologist Bert Drake monitors plants used in his CO2 study at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
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CO2 Marsh Study

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Photograph of a translucent red-orange comb jelly against a black sea.
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Red Mid-Water Comb Jelly

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A fringe of tentacles surrounds the bell of this jellyfish (Halicreas minimum).
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Midwater Jellyfish

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) recovers a volcano monitor from an underwater observatory.
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ROV Recovers Volcano Monitor

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On a seamount peak, a huge colony of brittle stars (likely Ophiacantha rosea) feeds on passing particles.
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Millions of Brittle Stars

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This lizardfish rests on the bottom, waiting to snatch prey.
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Deepsea Lizardfish

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Color illustration of an ancient bivalve.
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Elevator Rudists

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