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Mangrove roots help to build the peat underlying mangrove islands and protect against erosion.
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Mangroves Protect Against Erosion

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Gulf Coast of Florida tidal flats exposed by an early morning low tide.
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Low Tide on the Gulf Coast

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J. Murray Roberts studies and maps the cold-water corals known as Lophelia in the North Atlantic.
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J. Murray Roberts, Coral Scientist

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The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One Species at a Time. In this podcast, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Cray recalls how, dumped by a storm on a small Arct
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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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Jorge Velez-Juarbe, predoctoral fellow in the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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Jorge Velez-Juarbe

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'Blue Marble' satellite image of the Earth
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'Blue Marble' Image of the Earth

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An aerial view of the Hawaii's shore with lava flowing into the ocean from Kilauea volcano.
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Island Ecosystem Transformation via Lava

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Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV
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Five Questions for Robert Ballard

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A map of the U.S. and Canada is colored to show the areas of the U.S. that expect higher or lower precipitation. The northwest and northeast are brown to show reduced precipitation, while most of the southwest and southeast are blue to indicate higher precipitation.
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El Niño Explained: Understanding the Forces Shaping 2023-24 Winter Weather 

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10 grains of star shaped sand collected from southern Japan
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The Sant Ocean Hall: Life in the Sand Exhibit

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two photos of Earth side by side
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 “Time Capsule” Rocks Uncover the Early History of the Earth and the Ocean

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