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The staghorn coral is listed as Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. It is one of 22 coral species listed.

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Staghorn Coral

October 2017

Only 2,000 individuals of the endangered short-tailed albatross remain after the species was hunted for its feathers in the 1940s.

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Short-tailed Albatross

October 2016

A brachiopod looks like a clam, but they aren't closely related.

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A Modern Day Brachiopod

October 2016

A puffin sits on a rock.

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The Return of the Puffins

November 2013

By pumping enormous test tubes that are 60-feet deep and hold almost 15,000 gallons of water with carbon dioxide to make the water inside more acidic, researchers can study how zooplankton, phytoplankton and other small organisms will adapt in the wild.

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Studying Acidification in the Field

November 2013

This beautiful turquoise and purple creature is an aeolid nudibranch. The aeolid nudibranch is covered by branches that are actually gills, called cerata. The cerata also contain parts of the nudibranchs digestive system.

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Red-lined Nudibranch

November 2013

Despite its demonic look, the vampire squid collects and eats drifting particles called "marine snow" using two long, sticky filaments.

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The Vampire Squid from Hell

October 2017

Imagine eating an entire fish bigger than you—bones and all! At only 25 cm long, the black swallower often eats fish much larger than itself with the help of an expanding stomach. Sometimes the meal is so large that there isn’t enough time for digestio

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Black Swallower

October 2013

Despite its fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish (or sea wolf) isn't a danger to humans, largely preying on whelks, crabs, and sea urchins.

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The Toothy Sea Wolf

October 2013

A couple inches wide and up to ten feet long, the bobbit worm stays hidden under tropical sands with just its five antennae poking out—waiting for prey to swim by.

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The Bobbit Worm

October 2015

Jaw of the goblin shark

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The Goblin Shark

October 2015

Syllid fireworms can be found mainly on the seafloor, but they switch to a planktonic form to reproduce, where the females use bioluminescent signals.

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Syllid Fireworms

February 2015