Personal Perspectives

Listening for Clues About Sonar’s Effects on Marine Mammals

Many animals depend on their eyes to navigate, find food, locate mates, and for...

Personal Perspectives

Summer Beach Reads

Memorial Day is nearly upon us. We thought it'd be a good time to think about our...

Article

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...

Lesson Plan

How do Humpback Whales Feed?

The activity covers feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also teaches how...

Citizens of the Sea

The incredible variety of marine life—in numbers, body form, behavior, and...

Article

What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...

Lesson Plan

Tale of a Whale

Students exercise their observation skills to do some of the actual work of marine...

Article

Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...

Article

Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

This year marks 100 years since the National Museum of Natural History opened its...

Personal Perspectives

Plastic Trash Plagues the Ocean

Once upon a time, the ocean was considered the last place where we could still find...

Lesson Plan

Haunted by Hurricanes

Hurricanes are powerful storms that can cause devastating damage when they hit the...

Lesson Plan

Hot, Cold, Fresh, Salty

An observer on the seashore may make the mistake of thinking that all ocean...