Skip to main content
Smithsonian Institution
Language Search Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Donate

Smithsonian Ocean

Main Menu

  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators
Menu

Search

Showing results for "All"
Filter

Content type

  • Article (10)

Article Type

  • (-) Article (10)
  • Personal Perspectives (19)

Topics

  • Ancient Seas (4)
  • Animal Behavior (2)
  • At The Museum (21)
  • Careers (4)
  • Climate Change (5)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (6)
  • Conservation (5)
  • Coral Reefs (8)
  • Ecosystems (2)
  • Evolution (3)
  • Exploration (8)
  • Extinctions (1)
  • Extinctions (2)
  • Fish (8)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Food Web (5)
  • Genetics (4)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (16)
  • History & Cultures (2)
  • Human Connections (1)
  • Ice (1)
  • Invasive Species (1)
  • Invertebrates (14)
  • Mangroves (1)
  • Marine Mammals (7)
  • Microbes (2)
  • Plankton (2)
  • Plants & Algae (5)
  • Pollution (20)
  • Seafood (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (3)
  • Sights, Sounds & Games (2)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (3)
  • Technology (10)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (3)
  • The Anthropocene (2)
  • The Seafloor (1)
  • Through Time (1)
  • Tides & Currents (3)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (1)
  • (-) Census of Marine Life (1)
  • (-) Deep Sea (4)
  • (-) Get Involved (5)
  • (-) Poles (1)

Tags

  • (-) Education (4)
  • (-) Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (3)
  • (-) Research vessels (2)
  • (-) Smithsonian scientists (2)
  • Arctic (3)
  • Bioluminescence (2)
  • Climate Change (6)
  • Corals (2)
  • Deep-sea corals (2)
  • Deepwater Horizon (3)
  • Glaciers (2)
  • Ice (3)
  • National Museum of Natural History (2)
  • Native people (2)
  • NOAA (3)
  • Ocean Trash (4)
  • Oil spills (2)
  • Sustainable Seafood (2)
a squid
Article

Meet the Only Squid that Willfully Lops off its Arms

Lopping off one’s arm sounds like a harrowing experience, but for one deep-sea...
August 2019
Tiny jellies in a petri dish.
Article

Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

By now, you have probably heard of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The name...
April 2015
A walrus sits on top of ice.
Article

The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic

Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth
Article

Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...
November 2011
A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures
Article

Teaching Your Students About Marine Debris: a Classroom Activity

Have you ever gone to your favorite coastal or lakeside beach and instead of having...
September 2011
A deep sea anglerfish called a dreamer
Article

The Gulf of Mexico: A Deep-Sea Treasure Trove of Fishes

Dragons, flying fish, and dreamers. These may seem like creatures from a fantasy...
January 2018
A close-up image of deep-sea fish Argyropelecus aculeatus
Article

15 Creatures in the Gulf of Mexico that are Stranger Than Fiction

The Gulf of Mexico coastal region is known for its seafood—shrimp, spiny...
April 2016
A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
Article

How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

In August 1994, Mandy Joye dove to the deep sea in a submersible for the first...
January 2015
Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience.  NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.
Article

NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...
March 2010
A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.
Article

How You Can Help the Ocean

The threats faced by our ocean planet may seem overwhelming. In the face of...
December 2009
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Ocean
Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Flickr Follow us on Tumbr
Contact Us

Explore

  • Ocean Life
  • Ecosystems
  • Planet Ocean
  • Through Time
  • Conservation
  • Human Connections
  • At The Museum
  • About
  • Media Archive
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Donate
  • Ocean Life
    • Marine Mammals
    • Sharks & Rays
    • Reptiles
    • Seabirds
    • Fish
    • Invertebrates
    • Plankton
    • Plants & Algae
    • Microbes
  • Ecosystems
    • Coral Reefs
    • Deep Sea
    • Coasts & Shallow Water
    • Poles
    • Census of Marine Life
  • Planet Ocean
    • Tides & Currents
    • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis
    • The Seafloor
    • Temperature & Chemistry
  • Through Time
    • Ancient Seas
    • Extinctions
    • Evolution
    • The Anthropocene
  • Conservation
    • Fishing
    • Pollution
    • Habitat Destruction
    • Invasive Species
    • Acidification
    • Climate Change
    • Gulf Oil Spill
    • Solutions & Success Stories
    • Get Involved
  • Human Connections
    • Books, Film & The Arts
    • Recreation
    • Seafood
    • Exploration
    • History & Cultures
    • Careers
  • At The Museum
  • Educators

Search Smithsonian Ocean