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

  • Photo (7)
  • Article (6)
  • Video (3)
  • Slideshow (1)

Article Type

  • Article (2)

Topics

  • Acidification (6)
  • Ancient Seas (13)
  • Animal Behavior (7)
  • At The Museum (28)
  • Beaches (6)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (29)
  • Careers (44)
  • Census of Marine Life (5)
  • Climate Change (15)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (37)
  • Conservation (2)
  • Coral Reefs (30)
  • Deep Sea (27)
  • Evolution (6)
  • Exploration (84)
  • Extinctions (2)
  • Extinctions (10)
  • Fish (24)
  • Fishing (15)
  • Food Web (12)
  • Genetics (11)
  • Get Involved (7)
  • Gulf Oil Spill (9)
  • Habitat Destruction (11)
  • History & Cultures (27)
  • Human Connections (8)
  • Ice (3)
  • Images to Hide (1)
  • Invasive Species (4)
  • Invertebrates (58)
  • Mangroves (37)
  • Marine Mammals (21)
  • Microbes (24)
  • Ocean Life (25)
  • Planet Ocean (4)
  • Plankton (24)
  • Plants & Algae (22)
  • Poles (15)
  • Pollution (37)
  • Recreation (2)
  • Seabirds (13)
  • Seafood (13)
  • Sea Level (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (9)
  • Shifting Baselines (3)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (19)
  • Technology (53)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (10)
  • The Anthropocene (3)
  • The Seafloor (15)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (4)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (4)
  • (-) Reptiles (4)
  • (-) Tides & Currents (13)

Tags

  • (-) Mangroves (3)
  • (-) Maps (8)
  • (-) Naturalist (2)
  • (-) Scientists at work (5)
  • Algae (3)
  • Algae blooms (2)
  • Beaches (4)
  • Biodiversity (4)
  • Bycatch (4)
  • Carrie Bow Cay (2)
  • Crabs, Shrimp & Relatives (2)
  • Crocodiles (3)
  • Currents (29)
  • Deepwater Horizon (6)
  • DNA barcoding (2)
  • Dolphins & Porpoises (3)
  • Endangered species (14)
  • Feeding (4)
  • Fisheries (2)
  • Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (7)
  • Maritime history (3)
  • Mussels, Oysters & Relatives (2)
  • National Museum of Natural History (2)
  • NOAA (9)
  • Oceanography (11)
  • Oil spills (9)
  • Photography (4)
  • Predation (2)
  • Protecting Spaces (2)
  • Reproduction (3)
  • Research vessels (3)
  • Seagrass (2)
  • Seals & Sea Lions (2)
  • Sea turtles (57)
  • Senses (2)
  • Smithsonian exhibits (4)
  • Smithsonian scientists (3)
  • Tagging (4)
  • Technology (11)
  • Tides (5)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (4)
  • Waves (2)
  • Weather (4)
  • Whales (4)
A screenshot from the video "Women in Oceanography" showing a woman standing on a research vessel.
video

Women in Oceanography

If you think only men can helm research vessels to get their hands dirty and study...
Thu, 09/12/2013 - 07:22
the gulf stream depicted by temperature
video

Line W: A 10-Year Portrait of Our Planet

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's "Line W" program is conducting research...
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 15:37
the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico
video

Science in a Time of Crisis: Tracking the Currents

Part 5 of a 6-part series describing Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's efforts...
Tue, 05/10/2011 - 15:44
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
EPA divers from Atlanta place this instrument in Charleston Harbor in order to monitor currents and better predict sand movement for a harbor deepening project.
Photo

Measuring Underwater Currents

EPA divers from Atlanta place this instrument in Charleston Harbor in order to...
Illustration of eddy fields in the Atlantic Ocean
Photo

Robot Explores Ocean Eddies

The first unmanned, underwater robot or glider Scarlet Knight maneuvers through the...
The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
Photo

Pacific Ocean Currents

The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...
Giant tortoise habitat on Galapagos Islands.
Photo

Cerro Azul, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands

A giant tortoise subspecies (Geochelone nigra vicina) lives on Isabela Island in...
Hurricane Wind Pattern in Gulf of Mexico
Photo

NOAA's Real Time Weather Mapping

A screen capture from NOAA's NowCoast website which displays real-time weather...
An American crocodile rests on a bed of seagrass.
Photo

American Crocodile

An American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) resting on a bed of seagrass. These...
A juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle emerges from the nest
Article

Taking the Temperature of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle

The Kemp’s ridley is a “riddler” among sea turtles. Although the species was...
May 2014
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
Article

Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012

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