Showing results for
"All"
Filter
Content type
Article Type
Topics
Tags

Article
On the Trail of DNA in the Ocean
DNA is everywhere—it can be found in hair, saliva, blood, bones, feces or even...
July 2018

Article
Unearthing History: Mary Anning's Hunt for Prehistoric Ocean Giants
You may not have realized it, but you’ve been acquainted with Mary Anning since...
March 2016

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
Article
Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam
The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...
March 2014

Article
The Whale Graveyard Whodunit
One of the ocean's tiniest organisms often does the most harm. Microscopic algae...
March 2014

Article
Finding Mangroves In Unexpected Places
Over the past several decades, Florida’s coastal wetlands have been changing....
February 2014

Article
Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?
Lately we’ve been fielding questions from Smithsonian visitors wondering how they...
June 2010

Article
Improving Grades for the Mesoamerican Reef
Report cards are useful in school because they help students and teachers keep...
March 2018

Article
Mangrove Restoration: Letting Mother Nature Do The Work
The ecological importance of coastal mangrove forests is common knowledge today....
December 2016

Article
Coral Letters: A Message from the Corals of Curacao
If you look closely, you can read a message in the corals. We are not being...
June 2015

Article
Smithsonian Research Stations
Smithsonian scientists and their colleagues are investigating important questions...
November 2009