Macropinna microstoma: A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes

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MBARI researchers Bruce Robison and Kim Reisenbichler used video taken by unmanned, undersea robots called remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to study barreleye fish in the deep waters just offshore of Central California. At depths of 600 to 800 meters (2,000 to 2,600 feet) below the surface, the ROV cameras typically showed these fish hanging motionless in the water, their eyes glowing a vivid green in the ROV's bright lights. The ROV video also revealed a previously undescribed feature of these fish--its eyes are surrounded by a transparent, fluid-filled shield that covers the top of the fish's head.

Home video: Bear adept at opening car doors

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"He may young, but a little bear already knows a pretty good trick. The homeowners, Penny and Steve Turilli, caught this footage on their home security system. The bear casually walked right up to their car and opened the passenger side door. He stayed in there for a few minutes and woke up the neighborhood by honking the horn several times. He eventually figured out how to get out of the car, but the Turilli's say the bear did about $3,000 worth of damage to the passenger seat."

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