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Image: Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Image: Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Image: Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells
Solar Panel of Photovoltaic Cells

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Solar panels or arrays of photovoltaic cells convert renewable solar radiation into electricity by a clean and environmentally sound means. Collected solar energy can either be used instantly or stored in batteries for later use.

Image: Portuguese Man o' War
Portuguese Man o' War
Portuguese Man o' War
Portuguese Man o' War

Portuguese man o' war washed onto a sandy beach.

Image: By-the-wind Sailor Jellyfish (Velella velella)
By-the-wind Sailor Jellyfish (Velella velella)
By-the-wind Sailor Jellyfish (Velella velella)
By-the-wind Sailor Jellyfish (Velella velella)

By-the-wind sailor jellyfish washed onto a sandy beach as well as shells and clumps of Sargassum seaweed.

Image: Ilya the Manatee Miami 2010
Ilya the Manatee Miami 2010
Ilya the Manatee Miami 2010
Ilya the Manatee Miami 2010

Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, photographed at a dock near Miami, Florida in March 2010

Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, photographed at a dock near Miami, Florida in March 2010

Image: Ilya Swims Under Dock
Ilya Swims Under Dock
Ilya Swims Under Dock
Ilya Swims Under Dock

Ilya the manatee swimming under a dock near Miami in March 2010 as other manatees swim nearby.

Ilya the manatee swimming under a dock near Miami in March 2010 as other manatees swim nearby.

Image: Ilya Surfaces for Air in Miami 2010
Ilya Surfaces for Air in Miami 2010
Ilya Surfaces for Air in Miami 2010
Ilya Surfaces for Air in Miami 2010

Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, is recognizeable in part due to the white scar on his head.

Ilya the manatee, famous for swimming up the Atlantic in the summer of 2009, is recognizeable in part due to the white scar on his head.

Image: Razorback Sucker Fish
Razorback Sucker Fish
Razorback Sucker Fish
Razorback Sucker Fish

Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.

Scientist holding Razorback sucker fish caught and to be released for survey of razorback sucker populations in Lake Mead.

Image: Planktic Foraminifera of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Planktic Foraminifera of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Planktic Foraminifera of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Planktic Foraminifera of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.

Planktic Foraminifera collected from a sediment-trap moored in the northern Gulf of Mexico, magnified 255x. Top row: Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny) (pink variety); middle row: G. ruber (pink variety), Globorotalia menardii (Parker, Jones, and Brady), Globigerina digitata (Brady); bottom row: G.

Image: USGS Genetics and Genomics Showcase
USGS Genetics and Genomics Showcase
USGS Genetics and Genomics Showcase
USGS Genetics and Genomics Showcase

The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.

The USGS Biology Resources Discipline showcased research in the fields of genetics and genomics on March 10, 2010 in the South Interior Building of the Department of the Interior.

Image: Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight

Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.

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\Multiple Species Waterbird
\Multiple Species Waterbird
\Multiple Species Waterbird

Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.

Image: Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight
Birds Taking Flight

Four species of waterbirds in a protected wetland.

Close-up of manatee calf underwater
Curious manatee calf approaches scientist at Crystal River, Florida
Curious manatee calf approaches scientist at Crystal River, Florida
Curious manatee calf approaches scientist at Crystal River, Florida

A curious manatee calf encounters a snorkeling scientist as the USGS Sirenia Project conducts fieldwork at Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Image: Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog
Pacific Chorus Frog

A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Point Reyes National Seashore.

A Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) in a meadow located in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Image: Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive
Bee Hive

A domesticated bee colony.

Image: Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish
Clownfish

Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.

Clownfish and a living sea anemone survive in a coral reef that has been decimated by natural and human disasters.

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