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A tornado of sardines swirls around diver and photographer Erwin Poliakoff in the Philippines.

Article

Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

Ocean Food Web Listing Image

Interactive

The Missing Microbial Link in the Ocean Food Web

a fish swimming in blue water

Video

Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

An episode of the Encyclopedia of Life's "One Species at a Time" podcast focused on the Greenland shark.

Audio

Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

Screenshot from video showing illustrations of diverse and abundant marine microbes.

Video

The Microbial Loop

A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.

Slideshow

Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

the oil on the surface

Video

The Gulf Oil Spill: Effects on Marine Life

A Hawaiian petrel in flight

Article

4,000 Years of Marine History through the Eyes of a Seabird

A zoomed-in image of the crown-of-thorns sea star.

Article

A Plague of Sea Stars

Algas que crecen en rocas submarinas.

Article

Los Héroes de los Herbívoros

With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.

Article

Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

A screenshot from the video showing a small anemone through a microscope.

Video

Anemone Feeding Time