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

Search

Showing results for "All"
Filter

Content type

  • Article (18)
  • Photo (13)
  • Audio (3)
  • Slideshow (2)
  • Video (1)

Article Type

  • Personal Perspectives (10)
  • Article (4)

Topics

  • Ancient Seas (29)
  • Animal Behavior (1)
  • At The Museum (22)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (7)
  • Careers (6)
  • Census of Marine Life (6)
  • Climate Change (28)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (4)
  • Deep Sea (5)
  • Evolution (12)
  • Exploration (21)
  • Extinctions (3)
  • Extinctions (17)
  • Fish (6)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Food Web (3)
  • Genetics (2)
  • Get Involved (2)
  • History & Cultures (16)
  • Human Connections (4)
  • Ice (26)
  • Invertebrates (26)
  • Mangroves (2)
  • Microbes (1)
  • Ocean Life (1)
  • Planet Ocean (3)
  • Plankton (7)
  • Plants & Algae (3)
  • Poles (65)
  • Pollution (2)
  • Recreation (2)
  • Reptiles (1)
  • Seabirds (2)
  • Seafood (1)
  • Sea Level (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (5)
  • Shifting Baselines (4)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (2)
  • Technology (12)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (21)
  • The Anthropocene (4)
  • The Seafloor (3)
  • Through Time (5)
  • Tides & Currents (1)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (1)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (1)
  • (-) Marine Mammals (37)

Tags

  • Adaptations (5)
  • Albatross (3)
  • Algae (4)
  • Algae blooms (2)
  • Anatomy (3)
  • Ancient sea life (8)
  • Antarctic (8)
  • Art (8)
  • Behind-the-scenes (3)
  • Biodiversity (2)
  • Brian Skerry (6)
  • Bycatch (9)
  • Climate Change (2)
  • Crabs, Shrimp & Relatives (3)
  • Deepwater Horizon (2)
  • Dolphins & Porpoises (18)
  • Education (3)
  • Encyclopedia of Life (6)
  • Endangered species (43)
  • Feeding (15)
  • Fisheries (9)
  • Geologic periods (3)
  • Lectures (2)
  • Manatees & Dugongs (4)
  • Maritime history (6)
  • Migration (7)
  • National Museum of Natural History (17)
  • Native people (4)
  • New discoveries (4)
  • News (4)
  • NOAA (9)
  • Ocean Optimism (3)
  • Oil spills (2)
  • Open ocean (2)
  • Paleobiology (16)
  • Penguins (3)
  • Photography (5)
  • Polar bears (12)
  • Predation (8)
  • Reproduction (7)
  • Saving Species (2)
  • Scientific illustrations (3)
  • Scientists at work (11)
  • Seagrass (4)
  • Seals & Sea Lions (21)
  • Sea turtles (7)
  • Senses (18)
  • Sharks (2)
  • Smithsonian collections (7)
  • Smithsonian exhibits (6)
  • Smithsonian scientists (23)
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (4)
  • Tagging (7)
  • Technology (11)
  • Under the microscope (2)
  • Walruses (3)
  • Whales (147)
  • Whaling (8)
  • Zooplankton (2)
  • (-) Arctic (22)
  • (-) Fossils (15)
  • (-) Glaciers (2)
  • (-) Ice (6)
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest
ice in the Arctic
video

Arctic Scientists at Work

Arctic scientists study a range of marine animals – from large species like polar...
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 12:17
Smithsonian researchers eat a meal in preparation for a fossil excavation
slideshow

A Squalodontid Success

On a beach in Piña, Panama the tide is rolling out. Faint outlines of skeletal...
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:47
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
slideshow

A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
Diagram of narwhal anatomy and tusk function
Photo

Narwhal Anatomy

A beluga whale
Photo

Baby Beluga

Beluga whales are naturally vocal animals. They are often called “canaries of the...
Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
Photo

Narwhals Breaching

Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are a type of toothed whale, best known for their long...
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Photo

Polar Bear Mother and Cub

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is found in the Arctic and classified as a...
The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull.
Photo

Bowhead Whales

The bowhead whale has a massive, bow-shaped skull to break through thick Arctic...
Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic.
Photo

Polar Bear on the Ice

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic with large, oar-like front paws...
A marine mammal scientist listens for bowhead whales using an underwater hydrophone.
Photo

Listening for Bowhead Whales

Hoping to hear bowhead whales, NOAA marine mammal scientist Sue Moore listens to...
Two polar bears at Cape Churchill in Manitoba, Canada
Photo

Polar Bears, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

“In late November, land-locked polar bears gather along the Hudson Bay to await...
Scientists document a direct relationship between Arctic sea ice and polar bear survival.
Photo

Forecast for Polar Bear Populations

Scientists document a direct relationship between the extent of sea ice and polar...

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last

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