overview

Deep-sea Corals

It may be the last place you’d expect to find corals—up to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)...

slideshow

Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...

Photo

Weddell Seal in Antarctic Water

Weddell seals grind their teeth on holes in the ice to keep them open to their...

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A School of Hawaiian Squirrelfish

Check out the eyes on these Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum)!...

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Mandarinfish Duo

These beautiful mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) are covered in bright blue,...

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Water is Rising: Pacific Islands, Art, and Climate Change

"This World of Ours, Does not feel steady, We keep rotating, Oi! What will happen...

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Avoid Coral Jewelry

When you are shopping for gifts and jewelry, steer clear of gifts that use real...

Lesson Plan

Coral Adaptations Inquiry Lab

Students will be able design physical structures to build a coral that is adapted...

Lesson Plan

Coral Adaptations

In this two-part lesson, students will compare and contrast the adaptive strategies...

video

From Despair to Repair

Sit down with two veteran marine scientists, Dr. Nancy Knowlton and Dr. Jeremy...

Article

Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

The pre-industrial American landscape was once rightly described as a place where...

Personal Perspectives

A Tale of Sex and Stress in the Ocean

Welcome to Citizens of the Sea, a new blog series where ocean life comes to life....