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A reef shark swims amongst corals.
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Happy Hearts Love Sharks

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In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
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Harp Seal, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada

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A hawksbill turtle in the waters of the Seychelles.
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Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

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A Turtle Excluder Device (TED) enables a loggerhead turtle to escape from a net.
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Loggerhead Escapes from Fishing Net

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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Illustration of a New Fossil Whale, Bohaskaia monodontoides

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This aptly named fish has two long fangs.
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Fangtooth Fish

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Can we use the sea as a source of fresh water?
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Can We Drink Our Salty Ocean?

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The giant pacific octopus can grow up to 600 pounds!
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Revealing the Largest Octopus

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Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark swim through the ocean off the coast of the Bahamas.
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Tiger Shark

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A male great hammerhead shark swims just below the surface of the water in the Bahamas at sunset.
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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

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Scientists remove remove the whale fossil plaster jacket from the r
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Excavating the Fossil

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Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

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