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Scientists discovered this 1.5-m (5-ft) tall yellow bamboo coral in 2007 off the coast of Hawaii in 1,459 m (4,787 ft) of water.
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New Bamboo Coral Discovery

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Found 1,751 m (5,745 ft) below the surface of Hawaii’s waters in 2007, this orange bamboo coral is 1.2–1.5 m (4–5 ft) tall.
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New Genus of Bamboo Coral

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Intense volcanic CO2 vents in Ili Ili Bua Bua, Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea.
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Carbon Dioxide Volcanic Seep

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This is the cover of the book Dampier wrote about his first trip around the world.
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Book Cover for Dampier's Account of his First Trip Around the World

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An unidentified earplug from the National Museum of Natural History collection.
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Whale Earwax

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A dredge from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can be seen removing a sandbar off of Virginia Beach, VA.
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Dredging Sand

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Sargassum fish from South Korea
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Sargassum fish from the Waters of South Korea

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This photo provides a small glimpse of the amazing variety of whale skulls and skeletons available for study at the Smithsonian.
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Whale Collections

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With the sun in its beak, the canoe’s raven figurehead points the way.
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Canoe Figurehead

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A right whale breaches, lifting its huge body out of the water.
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North Atlantic Right Whale Breaching

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A emperor penguin chick sits under its mother's legs.
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Emperor Penguin Chick with Mother

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