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A student prepares the glider's internal electronics.
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Engineering the Robotic Glider

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Whalefish Specimen
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Mystery from the Deep: The Puzzling Case of the Whalefish

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A fisherman in Papua New Guinea shows his catch for a ceremonial feast. Communities there are successfully managing their local reefs by observing temporary fishing closures that end in time to celebrate the traditional feast.
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Celebratory Harvest in Papua New Guinea

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An adult giant squid battles its only known predator - a sperm whale.
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Battle with a Sperm Whale

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Flower-like clusters of pink polyps make up this coral colony.
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Coral Colony

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When water conditions deteriorate, the rivulus fish can live temporarily out of water.
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Rivulus Fish

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Mangrove roots help to build the peat underlying mangrove islands and protect against erosion.
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Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

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Dr. Candy Feller is framed by the roots of a mangrove tree on Panama’s Pacific coast.
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Dr. Candy Feller with Mangrove Roots

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These Smithsonian field stations enable scientists worldwide to conduct long-term studies on mangrove ecosystems.
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Description of Smithsonian Field Stations

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New England Aquarium researchers Dr. Moira Brown and Yan Guilbault conducting aerial surveys for North Atlantic right whales over the Roseway Basin, Canada.
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Right Whale Aerial Survey

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Photograph of many tiny transparent larval squid surrounding the head of a dissecting pin.
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Squid Babies

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This tentacle was left behind by the first giant squid caught on film.
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Squid Tentacle

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