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The crew aboard Oceana’s research vessel Ranger were surprised to discover large colonies of deep-sea white coral in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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Deep Coral Sighted in Mediterranean

July 2010

Pirate captain Bartholomew Roberts in his finery.

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Captain Bartholomew Roberts

July 2010

Pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read. After their capture, they were granted stays of execution because of their conditions.

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Bonny and Read in Jamaica

July 2010

Blackbeard the Pirate engraving

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Blackbeard the Pirate

July 2010

Dampier is credited with helping to rescue Alexander Selkirk, the privateer who inspired the Robinson Crusoe story.

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Robinson Crusoe Cover Painting by N.C. Wyeth

July 2010

This watercolor painting shows William Dampier venturing into the unknown aboard a pirate ship.

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Dampier on the High Seas

July 2010

Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall

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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

July 2010

An environmental chemist collects samples of oil in the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The resulting chemical “fingerprint” of the oil will help determine the origin of other samples.

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Oil Samples in the Gulf

July 2010

Melissa Frey, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Rubenstein Fellow, examines a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on a chilly day in Sidney, British Columbia. In addition to holding an EOL Fellowship, Melissa is a Research Associate at the Royal BC Museum, where she continues to engage in taxonomic studies.

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Taxonomic studies

July 2010

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

July 2010

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"

July 2010

Map of South America highlighting Juan Fernandez Island off of the west coast, near Chile

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Map of Juan Fernandez Island

July 2010