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...

Article

Marine Parasites: Crazy…and Really Cool!

Marine parasites may be small in size, but they can be present in very high numbers...

Article

Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

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

Article

Why the Littlest Fish Matter a Whole Lot

Top predators along the California coast are having a rough year. Recently starving...

Article

Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

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

Personal Perspectives

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

All over the world, people have been witnessing gigantic blooms of tens of...

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

The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

Students describe alternative theories for arrival of first humans to come to...

Lesson Plan

How Raven Stole the Sun

Students will learn about the legend of the raven in the oral traditions and...

Lesson Plan

Fish and Kids

A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students...

Lesson Plan

Game of Life

The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock...