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When seen from below a white belly better blends in with light-filled surface waters while from above a black back looks similar to the dark hues of the deep ocean.
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Galapagos Penguin from Above

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Measurements of carbon dioxide in atmosphere since 1958
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Keeling Curve

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Basking shark
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Basking Shark

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The tapetail is the larva of the family. It transforms into either a male (bignose) or female whalefish.
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Meet the Whalefish Family

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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina Swirls Over the Gulf of Mexico

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Pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read. After their capture, they were granted stays of execution because of their conditions.
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Bonny and Read in Jamaica

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Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.
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Pirate reflection in mirror

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Workers contracted by BP load oily waste onto a trailer on Elmer's Island, just west of Grand Isle, La., May 21, 2010.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Workers

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This halimeda crab’s disguise did not fool researchers in Moorea where it was collected.
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Halimeda Crab

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Dr. Ilka C. “Candy” Feller studies mangroves in the small streams of Panama.
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Dr. Candy Feller Explores Mangroves

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This ivory sculpture from Point Barrow, Alaska, represents Kikámigo, a guardian spirit, holding a whale in each hand.
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Inupiat Guardian Spirit

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Mangroves on the edge of the water.
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Mangroves at the Sea’s Edge

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