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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gloucester, MA, USA
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Humpback Whale, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA

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Two polar bears at Cape Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
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Polar Bears, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

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A tongue-like organ called the radula rams food down the giant squid's throat.
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Giant Squid Beak and Radula

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The acidic waters from the CO2 seeps can dissolve shells and also make it harder for shells to grow in the first place.
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Dissolving Shell

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Like other cephalopods, the common cuttlefish (Sepia officials Linnaeus, 1758) possesses serious brain power.
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So You Think You're Smarter Than a Cephalopod?

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spewing oil from broken well
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Science in a Time of Crisis: How Much Oil?

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Map showing the range of the eastern and western populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna and their spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

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This small drone helped scientists to follow a trail of pink dye tracking ocean movement below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Following the Dye by Drone

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A group of students pick up trash along the coast of Guyana during the Ocean Conservancy's 2012 Coastal Cleanup.
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Picking Up Trash Along the Coast

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Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

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A life-size, meticulously detailed model of the North Atlantic right whale Phoenix hangs in the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC.
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Model of Phoenix

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