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Crafted from the skins of salmon, these mittens are naturally waterproof.
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Salmon Skin Mittens

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This illustration shows how fishing lines attached to traps and buoys on the ocean floor present a potentially deadly hazard to North Atlantic right whales.
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How Whales Become Entangled

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At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right) studies lightning impacts.
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Field Research in Panama

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Published in 1882 by Yale Professor A.E. Verrill, this is the first scientific illustration of a giant squid.
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First Scientific Illustration of Giant Squid

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Dr. Mahmood Shivji uses DNA techniques to identify shark fins confiscated from fishermen
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FORENSIC FINS: Using DNA to Prosecute Shark Poachers

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Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (number 1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near Virginia in February 2004. She was pregnant with her sixth known calf.
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When Ships Strike

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A beautiful bromeliad blooms among the mud and roots of a mangrove swamp.
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Dancing Bulb

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A mangrove tree crab clings to a leaf near a Smithsonian marine laboratory in Panama.
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Mangrove Tree Crab

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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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Colorful corals are disappearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Coral at the Great Barrier Reef

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A photo of a sea toad specimen.
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Sea Toad (Chaunax pictus)

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The elusive giant squid
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Giant Squid Caught Live On Screen

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