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

  • (-) Lesson Plan (9)
  • (-) Slideshow (7)
  • Article (50)
  • Photo (45)
  • Video (21)
  • Audio (2)
  • Overview (2)

Article Type

Topics

  • Acidification (3)
  • Ancient Seas (1)
  • At The Museum (2)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (5)
  • Careers (2)
  • Census of Marine Life (1)
  • Climate Change (10)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (1)
  • Coral Reefs (24)
  • Deep Sea (11)
  • Evolution (1)
  • Fishing (10)
  • Food Web (1)
  • Get Involved (1)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (3)
  • Habitat Destruction (3)
  • Human Connections (1)
  • Ice (1)
  • Invertebrates (6)
  • Marine Mammals (2)
  • Ocean Life (1)
  • Plankton (1)
  • Poles (3)
  • Pollution (3)
  • Reptiles (1)
  • Seafood (3)
  • Sharks & Rays (4)
  • Sights, Sounds & Games (3)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (8)
  • Technology (1)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (4)
  • The Seafloor (5)
  • Tides & Currents (1)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (1)
  • (-) Exploration (4)
  • (-) Fish (7)
  • (-) Mangroves (1)
  • (-) Plants & Algae (2)
  • (-) Vents & Volcanoes (3)

Tags

  • (-) Corals (8)
  • (-) Fisheries (5)
  • (-) Vents & Volcanoes (3)
  • Adaptations (6)
  • Arctic (2)
  • Biodiversity (3)
  • Bioluminescence (3)
  • Bycatch (2)
  • Camouflage (2)
  • Coral bleaching (4)
  • Crabs, Shrimp & Relatives (4)
  • Education (3)
  • Mangroves (2)
  • Maps (2)
  • Maritime history (2)
  • Medicine (2)
  • National Museum of Natural History (2)
  • NOAA (12)
  • Oceanography (2)
  • Oil spills (2)
  • Penguins (2)
  • Photography (3)
  • Reproduction (2)
  • Research vessels (4)
  • ROVs (3)
  • Scientists at work (9)
  • Sea turtles (2)
  • Senses (2)
  • Shipwrecks (2)
  • Smithsonian collections (2)
  • Smithsonian exhibits (2)
  • Smithsonian scientists (6)
  • Snails & Slugs (2)
  • Squids & Octopuses (2)
  • Technology (6)
  • Under the microscope (3)
  • Whales (2)
Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.
slideshow

World Fisheries from Sea to Table

Worldwide, fisheries touch our lives in countless ways. If well maintained, they...
Thu, 11/18/2010 - 14:49
Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
slideshow

Robotic Ocean Explorer

This is the world’s first unmanned, underwater robot—or “glider”—to cross...
Wed, 12/08/2010 - 12:08
After ocean scientists sort deep-sea coral samples into their different types, they measure and photograph the specimens.
slideshow

Studying Deep-Sea Corals

What happens to deep-sea coral samples after they are collected? In this image...
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 09:23
A researcher leans off of a boat to tag a great white shark.
slideshow

Collaborator Research

Recent Antarctic expeditions, underwater volcano monitoring, studies of...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 10:02
Close-up photograph of translucent coral polyps, showing the symbiotic algae living inside.
slideshow

Zooxanthellae and Coral Bleaching

Tiny plant-like organisms called zooxanthellae live in the tissues of many animals,...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 12:14
Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
slideshow

Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

From parrotfish that cover themselves in a blanket of their own mucus to tiny pygmy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:05
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Fish Feeding

In this lesson, students will build upon their understanding of coral reef...
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 09:06
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Where Does it Live, and What Does it Eat?

Students research the habitat and food of organisms living in a mangrove estuary,...
Fri, 12/11/2009 - 16:42
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Where There’s Smoke…

Students explain how fundamental relationships between melting and boiling points,...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:59
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

What Was for Dinner?

Students will be able to compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:43
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Who Has the Data?

Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:39
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Life of a Coral Reef Fish

To synthesize a lesson on coral reefs, students write first person narratives as...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 12:33
/themes/custom/a_clean_ocean

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last
  • 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