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 (5)

Article Type

  • (-) Personal Perspectives (5)
  • Article (12)

Topics

  • Acidification (1)
  • Ancient Seas (1)
  • Animal Behavior (2)
  • At The Museum (1)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (3)
  • Climate Change (2)
  • Exploration (2)
  • Extinctions (1)
  • Fish (2)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Genetics (2)
  • Get Involved (1)
  • History & Cultures (1)
  • Invertebrates (1)
  • Marine Mammals (3)
  • Microbes (1)
  • Ocean Life (1)
  • Plants & Algae (3)
  • Pollution (2)
  • Recreation (2)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (2)
  • (-) Coral Reefs (2)
  • (-) Ice (2)
  • (-) Poles (2)
  • (-) Solutions & Success Stories (2)

Tags

  • (-) Algae (2)
  • (-) Arctic (2)
  • Antarctic (3)
  • Behind-the-scenes (2)
  • Biodiversity (4)
  • Brian Skerry (2)
  • Bycatch (2)
  • Citizens of the Sea (3)
  • Coral bleaching (4)
  • Corals (14)
  • Deep-sea corals (3)
  • Deepwater Horizon (2)
  • Feeding (3)
  • Fisheries (9)
  • Ice (3)
  • Medicine (2)
  • NOAA (3)
  • Ocean Optimism (6)
  • Oil spills (2)
  • Photography (2)
  • Protecting Spaces (7)
  • Reproduction (3)
  • Research vessels (3)
  • ROVs (2)
  • Salmon (2)
  • Scientists at work (9)
  • Scuba diving (3)
  • Seals & Sea Lions (2)
  • Shark finning (2)
  • Sharks (4)
  • Shifting Baselines (4)
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2)
  • Tagging (2)
  • Technology (3)
  • Whales (3)
Many species of pink coralline algae, which cements coral reefs together, cover a reef surface in the Southern Line Islands.
Personal Perspectives

Coralline Algae: The Unsung Architects of Coral Reefs

Stare at a tide pool and you will often see a crust of pink coating the bottom. No,...
January 2014
In 2011, storms and lack of ice-cover due to a warmer winter climate resulted in hundreds of seal pups being washed up on the shore of Prince Edward Island. Like many, this young seal faced an uncertain future. See more Nature's Best Photos.
Personal Perspectives

Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice

The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013
Convict surgeonfish are the roaming sheep of the reef but, instead of noshing on grass, they feed on algae.
Personal Perspectives

Helpful Herbivores

When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West...
June 2013
data of sea ice coverage in the Arctic
Personal Perspectives

Arctic Sea Ice: A New Low?

At a recent staff meeting a Smithsonian colleague mentioned that one of his...
September 2011
Three Killer whales (Orca) swim along side researchers.
Personal Perspectives

Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals

Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...
January 2011
  • 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