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On May 31, 2009, this robotic vehicle reached the deepest part of the ocean.
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Hybrid Vehicle Nereus

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The long barbel on the chin of this dragonfish has a glowing tip that may attract prey.
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Scaly Dragonfish

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Color illustration of an ancient bivalve.
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Elevator Rudists

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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Protecting Arctic habitat

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Pirates divide up the riches they plundered. Most pirates abided by their own codes of conduct, and life aboard pirate ships was more democratic than that on naval ships of the time. Watch a slide show about legendary pirates from the Golden Age of Pirates.
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Pyle's "The Sacking of Panama"

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Pirate Henry Morgan arrives with his rifle and his crew in Panama City
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Morgan in Panama City

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Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico impacts the coast at Pass a Loutre, La.
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Oil on blue gloved hand

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a close up view of the treads on a car tire
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Check the Pressure

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Phoenix, a North Atlantic right whale tracked by researchers, was spotted near New Hampshire on May 5th, 2010.
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Phoenix Sighting May 2010

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Colorful layers of a microscopic foram.
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A Colorful Foram: Globigerinoides ruber

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A snailfish, with brown and white stripes.
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A Snailfish Swimming in the Baltic Sea

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