Marine Science

Sessile creatures like this barnacle were the key to determining when the oil pipeline was compromised, an event that eventually led to the oil spill

This image of a blue plastic pile represents the cumulative amount of plastic waste that would be generated between 2010 and 2050 — enough to cover the entire island of Manhattan, and ten times the height of the Empire State Building — under a business-as-usual scenario where no aggressive policy actions are taken.

California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) surfaces in a pond in Point Reyes National Seashore, Calif.

Mono Lake, where brine flies are a key food source for water birds.