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The sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri are often found living in association with one another along the Antarctic coastline, here during the Census of Marine Life.
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Sea Stars and Urchins off Antarctica

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Phoenix, a North Atlantic right whale tracked by researchers, was spotted near New Hampshire on May 5th, 2010.
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Phoenix Sighting May 2010

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Colorful layers of a microscopic foram.
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A Colorful Foram: Globigerinoides ruber

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And in Edgewater, Maryland, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center examine the influences of climate change, excess nutrients, and surrounding habitats on mangroves
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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Fossils of teeth from Giant Megatooth Shark
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Megalodon Teeth

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Extreme close-up of great white shark skin denticles.
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Biomimicry Shark Denticles

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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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Artist Joan Lederman glazes her work with deep ocean sediments.
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Bowl Glazed with Deep Ocean Sediments

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These wormlike animals make spiral tracks on the sea floor.
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Deep-Sea Worms

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A deep-sea octopod wraps itself around a submersible’s robotic arm in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Octopod on Submersible Arm

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Harbor seal in a kelp forest near Cortes Bank, near San Diego California.
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Harbor Seal in a Kelp Forest

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