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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gloucester, MA, USA
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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

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Two polar bears at Cape Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
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Polar Bears, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
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Robotic Glider Evades Fishing Nets

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Illustration of eddy fields in the Atlantic Ocean
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Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

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The robotic glider Scarlet Knight
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Robotic Glider and Barnacles

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A tongue-like organ called the radula rams food down the giant squid's throat.
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Giant Squid Beak and Radula

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NOAA’s New Millennium Observatory was set up to study geologic, chemical, and biologic interactions along the mid-ocean ridge system. Here, a remotely operated vehicle (ROPOS) recovers a volcano monitor in the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific, west of Oregon.
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Studying the Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Dr. Clyde Roper lies next to a giant squid specimen.
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Giant Squid and Squid Expert

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Like snails, clams, and even slugs, giant squids are all mollusks, with soft, fleshy bodies.
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Squid Relatives

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Illustration of the extinct ammonite, related to the modern squid.
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Ammonite

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Giant squid have eight arms but use their two long feeding tentacles to seize prey.
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Giant Squid Anatomy

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The tough serrated ring around the opening grips the squid’s prey.
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Giant Squid Sucker

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