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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.

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Spinner Dolphins

August 2013

Three hyperiids, each with two large eyes and red body showing through their translucent bodies.

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Themisto

August 2014

A coral catshark

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Coral Catshark

August 2014

Zooplankton are small—but do you know just how small? This drop of water smaller than the eye of a needle is magnified 20x and contains multitudes.

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Zooplankton in the Eye of a Needle

February 2014

Red Algae

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Branching Red Algae

February 2014

Corallimorpharian

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Soft Coral Close-Up

February 2014

Plastic does not biodegrade; it photodegrades, which means that sunlight breaks it down into smaller and smaller pieces. These bits of plastic and plankton were collected during a 3:00 am manta net tow, and are just a sample of the plankton-like plastic pi

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Plastic Bits from the Gyre

July 2015

Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded fin whale in the Chesapeake Bay to examine soft tissue associated with the ears. In 2015, Yamato’s team of researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural H

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Learning From A Stranded Fin Whale

March 2015

These cells are from a pygmy sperm whale in a laboratory culture dish. The red dyed cell are forming into fat cells after exposure to endocrine disruptors.

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Cells Get Fat

January 2015

Marsh Erosion Sped Up: One of the worst places for oil to end up after a spill is in marshes, where it can kill grass and cause erosion. But how much damage does it do, how far inland does it reach, and how long does the damage last? Pictured here is oiled

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Marsh Erosion After An Oil Spill

January 2015

A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.

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A Rain Drop On An Oil Slick

January 2015

Arctic Tern on the Inner Farne Island.

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Arctic Tern

September 2014