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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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Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

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This orange boring sponge (Cliona varians) overgrows several coral species at Panama's Smithsonian Tropical Studies Institute.
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Ocean Acidification Excites Boring Sponges

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A ribbon worm curled up in a mud flat.
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The Search for an Elusive Ribbon Worm

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Ari Friedlaender, a research scientist at the Duke University Marine Lab, tags a blue whale.
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Acrobatic Blue Whales Do the Twist While Feeding

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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No Fouling Around

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The "Lower Invertebrates" exhibit in Smithsonian Institution Building in 1901 included models of a giant squid and an octopus.
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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

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Venomous Box Jelly from South Carolina
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Pinning Down the Jellyfish

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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii
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World Heritage Goes Marine

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A tiny larval (baby) starfish.
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The Invisible Loss: The Impacts of Oil You Do Not See

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A bluefin trevally swims in Hawaii’s Maro Coral Reef, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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What We're Reading - 9/22

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Sound artist Halsey Burgund performs his composition Ocean Voices.
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Five Questions for Halsey Burgund, Creator of Ocean Voices

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