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Mangrove roots create a strong but permeable barrier to waves and currents in Belize.
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Mangrove Roots in Belize

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A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.
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Indonesian Coral Reef

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A photo of a 2011 installation by artist Shih Chieh Huang, featuring his illuminated creations made from everyday objects.
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When Art Meets Science: Exhibition Inspired by Bioluminescence

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This is the most common songbird in the mangroves of the Caribbean’s Mangal Cay.
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Mangrove Yellow Warbler

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A photo of a red-colored sea anemone photographed in the Baltic Sea.
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Urticina Felina, a Baltic Sea Anemone

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A shark nursery in a lagoon in the Pacific.
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Baby sharks in lagoon

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Acorn barnacles living on top of a crab.
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An Edible Crab Covered with Barnacles

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A screenshot from the video "Smithsonian Collections on Google Earth" that shows a view of Earth with several collections items highlighted as images.
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Smithsonian Collections on Google Earth

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An array of teeth from ragged tooth sharks.
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Smithsonian Shark Teeth collection

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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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Overfishing and sedimentation have heavily impacted this reef off the coast of Guam.
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Coral Reef in Distress

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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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