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The Amazon River carries all the rainwater that lands in the Amazon rainforest, covering some 2.1 million square miles, into the ocean. And with it, it carries vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen and silicon.
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Where the Amazon Meets the Ocean

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A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

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"Break On Through" was taken by Wendy Wolf at California's Pfeiffer Beach. This photo was a winning selection in the Portraits of Planet Ocean Flickr contest.
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Break On Through

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Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.
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Around the World Again...and Again

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Home is where the hull is: Since the dawn of seafaring, humankind has had to deal with pesky creatures, such as barnacles, that “foul” ship hulls and boat propellers like this one.
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No Fouling Around

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Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives.
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Walrus: An Arctic Mammal in Peril?

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Two silver fish with big eyes facing one another
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Oil's Legacy in the Open Sea

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a satellite up above the Earth
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Observing the World’s Ocean from Space

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a shark swims along a sandy seafloor
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An Angel’s Return: How eDNA Was Used to Rediscover the Angelshark

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ichthyosaurs frolic in the waves
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Form Equals Function for Ancient Sea Lizards and Modern Whales

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 when an oil tanker grounded on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil, which reached 1,300 miles of coastline. The spill's remote location, accessib
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Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist

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