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

  • Photo (8)
  • Article (7)
  • Video (6)
  • Lesson Plan (2)
  • Overview (2)
  • Slideshow (1)

Article Type

  • Article (2)
  • Personal Perspectives (2)

Topics

  • Ancient Seas (3)
  • Animal Behavior (1)
  • At The Museum (8)
  • Books, Film & The Arts (9)
  • Careers (5)
  • Census of Marine Life (8)
  • Climate Change (25)
  • Coasts & Shallow Water (5)
  • Coral Reefs (3)
  • Deep Sea (11)
  • Evolution (4)
  • Exploration (19)
  • Extinctions (1)
  • Fish (4)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Food Web (4)
  • Genetics (2)
  • Get Involved (2)
  • History & Cultures (15)
  • Human Connections (2)
  • Invertebrates (34)
  • Mangroves (2)
  • Marine Mammals (24)
  • Microbes (4)
  • Ocean Life (1)
  • Planet Ocean (3)
  • Plankton (6)
  • Plants & Algae (1)
  • Poles (66)
  • Pollution (2)
  • Recreation (1)
  • Seabirds (2)
  • Seafood (1)
  • Sea Level (1)
  • Sharks & Rays (2)
  • Shifting Baselines (4)
  • Solutions & Success Stories (2)
  • Technology (12)
  • Temperature & Chemistry (21)
  • The Anthropocene (4)
  • The Seafloor (5)
  • Through Time (2)
  • Tides & Currents (1)
  • Vents & Volcanoes (1)
  • Waves, Storms & Tsunamis (1)
  • (-) Ice (26)

Tags

  • Adaptations (3)
  • Antarctic (12)
  • Climate Change (9)
  • Native people (3)
  • NOAA (6)
  • Penguins (4)
  • Polar bears (2)
  • Research vessels (2)
  • Scientists at work (2)
  • Sea level (6)
  • Seals & Sea Lions (2)
  • Technology (2)
  • Walruses (3)
  • Whales (3)
  • (-) Arctic (21)
  • (-) Glaciers (9)
  • (-) Ice (15)
  • Sort By Relevance
  • A-Z
  • Z-A
  • Newest
  • Oldest
the front of an ice breaker
video

Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms

For two months, Cassandra Brooks, a marine scientist with Stanford University,...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:39
a large iceberg
video

National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

The National Ice Center’s work is focused on ensuring safe and efficient...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:57
a ship in an icy landscape
video

Arctic Exploration

New technology is making it possible for scientists to go where they’ve never...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:45
ice cover simulation
video

Receding Ice Cover

See an animation showing over time, the receding of summer sea ice in the Arctic. ...
Fri, 01/07/2011 - 11:26
Screenshot from"Climate Change Effects on Glaciers and Ice Sheets" with an Arctic glacier.
video

Climate Change Effects on Glaciers and Ice Sheets

How will changes in temperature affect glaciers and ice sheets? Dr. Sarah Das from...
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 10:11
Screenshot from video of a ship amidst broken up ice.
video

Dr. Jan Backman, Marine Geologist

Drilling near the North Pole, Dr. Jan Backman reveals a brief moment in time when...
Fri, 03/26/2010 - 13:03
Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.
overview

The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
April 2018
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
slideshow

Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
A summertime channel carries melted ice to the sea. Antarctica and Greenland lose around 350 billion tons of ice each year from such melting.
Photo

Ice Melt at the Poles

It’s confirmed: both Antarctica and Greenland are losing ice—around 350 billion...
A marine biologist measures the temperature of an ice core.
Photo

Measuring Ice Core Temperatures

Marine biologist Mette Kaufman measures the temperature of a recently-drilled ice...
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
Photo

The Hidden Ocean

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
Photo

Walrus Rests on Ice

Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their...

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • 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