1112-5676 - Young whale shark (Rhincodon typus), filter feeding near snorkeler at El Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

860-287910 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287909 - Pod of sperm whale relaxing after a short sleep (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287914 - Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287906 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287912 - Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287452 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. CTD-Rosette (Conductivity Temperature Density instrumental platform with 7 additional sensors)

1112-4206 - Adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) near research boat in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

746-16167 - Researcher is measuring the gas temperature on the crater, CNR volcanology research, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy

1112-2807 - Adult bull Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-2806 - Adult bull Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-2805 - Adult Type A killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing near researchers in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

857-86262 - A researcher holds a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) after it was captured from Vancouver International Airport. The bird will be relocated to an area 100km away from the airport in hopes that it will not return, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

832-372193 - Stem cell research, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, scientist, laboratory technician cultivating stem-cells, Berlin, Germany

832-372194 - Stem cell research, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, laboratory technician observing nerve cells through a microscope, Berlin, Germany

832-374085 - Neko Harbor, Gerlache strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

832-372195 - Stem cell research, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, laboratory technician observing nerve cells through a microscope, Berlin, Germany

832-355541 - Museum of the famous asia explorer Nikolaj Michailovic Prshevalski, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

832-355540 - Museum of the famous asia explorer Nikolaj Michailovic Prshevalski, Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

832-355551 - Trail marker of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Montana, USA

832-321632 - German Roentgen museum at the native town of Roentgen, Remscheid-Lennep, NRW, Germany

832-304556 - The "Ra" at the Kon-Tiki Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-296671 - Albert Einstein was born 18 April 1955 in Ulm and died on 14 March 1879 in USA, physicists, Nobel prize winner

832-139367 - Statue of Fridtjof Nansen in front of the Fram, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

832-139379 - The Fram, the research ship of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

832-139366 - Statue of Fridtjof Nansen in front of the Fram, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

857-50846 - A water quality researcher samples Toxic Blue Green Algae in the Copco Reservoir in Northern California.

857-42997 - Bisphenol A researcher

857-32785 - Jennifer Carroll, oyster hatchery manager and researcher at Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore MD.She is holding a diploid Asian oyster C. ariakensis in the "algae kitchen" in the biosecure laboratory. She is studying reproduction to determine whether to introduce into the bay.

857-37193 - Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

857-37194 - Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

857-37208 - Research assistants and technicians from the University of Ghana collect dust samples from the living rooms and bedrooms of children in Accra, Ghana. The samples will be analyzed for the presence of dust mites, fungus', and animal allergens to help researchers better understand why children in wealthier homes have higher rates of allergies and asthma than poorer children. The leading theory is that higher rates of helminth (parasite) infections among poorer children are affecting the immune system in a way that offers protection from allergies and asthma. The study aims to find out what the worms are doing, isolate the beneficial effect and replicate it.

971-48 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

1194-2419 - East timor. Examining blood sample to test for malaria, aileu

1196-224 - Gonchigjaviin tsedendash is incharge of mongolian forest research foundation. with a mandate to reforest areas effected by environmental mining degradation

971-47 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-42 - Turtle warden with nesting Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-36 - Researchers measuring a female Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-37 - Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

971-46 - Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs under the watchful eyes of a conservation worker, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

939-25 - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sounding and researchers. Alaska

981-31 - Young hatchling Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis), prior to release in the tree canopy - the natural habitat for first 2 - 3 years.

978-440 - Giant Manta at Cleaning station being cleaned by butterfly fish. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-423 - Black Manta birostris with remora. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-425 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-422 - Black Manta birostris with remora. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-434 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-444 - Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-430 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-441 - Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-438 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-432 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-445 - Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-443 - Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-442 - Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-431 - Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-418 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-439 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Giant Manta Ray (manta birostris). Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

988-169 - Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) caught in herring weir (fish trap). Porpoises trapped in herring weirs often die as a result of efforts to remove them (by 'seining' the weir as shown here) but latterly cooperation between fishermen and researchers has improved the situation. Five porpoises were trapped in this weir and none were thought to have survived this operation. Grand Manan, Bay of Fundy, Canada

978-420 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-426 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-428 - Satellite Tag attached to Giant Manta Ray, Ecuador. The lines to the left indicate recent fishing damage. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-435 - Mobula species Isla de la Plata, Ecuador, Machalilla National Park. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-446 - Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-447 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-429 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-419 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-433 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-427 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-424 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

988-168 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) caught in creel line. Minke whales are occasionally caught in the lines connecting lobster pots (creels) and will drown if not released promptly. This creel fishermen helped researchers untangle this dead whale from another fisherman's gear. Hebrides, Scotland

978-437 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-436 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

978-421 - Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

1036-208 - New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hectors dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) Akaroa, South Island: New Zealand.

1036-207 - New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust working with Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori)

1034-19 - orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with people's feet in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

915-777 - Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

1034-21 - orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with Ed Thornburn in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

1034-18 - orca/ killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98), 5-year old lone male interacting with Ingrid Visser (photo by T. Hardie) in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

921-486 - 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre and Botanic Gardens, Botanic Gardens. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

915-780 - Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark

915-761 - Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

921-487 - Botanic Gardens, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre and Botanic Gardens, Women picking strawberries. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

921-491 - Botanic Gardens, Bourganvilia, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

915-584 - A level students doing a sandhopper survey, Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

915-588 - Sandhoppers in collecting jar, A level students doing a sandhopper survey, Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

915-775 - Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (rr)

915-585 - A level students doing a sandhopper survey, Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

915-770 - Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

915-781 - Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with camera, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

915-762 - Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

931-281 - Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A blue whale researcher watches a whale pass by.The Gulf of California.

921-488 - Botanic Gardens, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre and Botanic Gardens, 4 x 4, strawberry fields. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

915-589 - A level students doing a sandhopper survey, Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

915-757 - Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

915-774 - Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark

921-485 - 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre and Botanic Gardens. Locals carrying hay bails along main road. Praia, São Jorge botanical gardens. , Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde

915-586 - A level students doing a sandhopper survey, Castle Bay, Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

921-489 - Botanic Gardens, strawberrys, arid soil, 03/04/2009. São Jorge government sponsored research centre. Praia, Sao Tiago Island. Cape Verde