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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
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Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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A map of the U.S. and Canada is colored to show the areas of the U.S. that expect higher or lower precipitation. The northwest and northeast are brown to show reduced precipitation, while most of the southwest and southeast are blue to indicate higher precipitation.
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El Niño Explained: Understanding the Forces Shaping 2023-24 Winter Weather 

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Snails at the bottom of the ocean in a Carboniferous Period
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Carboniferous Snails

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A model of a right whale hangs in the Ocean Hall
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Phoenix Arrives

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workers work on the blue whale cast
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A Whale for the Fair

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Scientists on a ship toss drifters overboard
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Drifters Overboard

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A zodiac boat and bamboo plates in the ocean
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Bamboo Plates Map Currents

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a ship from above
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Spying a Front

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a baby coelacanth fish
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A Coelacanth Pup

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a side view of a tufted puffin sitting in tall, flowering grass
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Nesting Tufted Puffin

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a round ball of a sea urchin nestled between rocks
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Toxic Nature of Flower Urchins

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