7 Ways Baby Sea Turtles Inspire Us to Live Life Bigger
Sometimes, things happen throughout the course of the day that don’t exactly make us feel extra motivated, driven, enthused to be our best selves. But if I’ve learned anything in life so far, it’s that there’s nothing qu...
7 Ways Baby Sea Turtles Inspire Us to Live Life Bigger
It’s a new year. With a new year comes the opportunity for a fresh start, a way to promise to do better and turn over a new leaf. Here in Alaska, the government is considering a fresh start for Alaska’s oil spill prevent...
It’s Time to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Oil Spill Prevention and Response Regulations
2013 was a big year for me. I graduated from high school, moved to a new city and most importantly, was acquainted with the blobfish, which won the coveted “World’s Ugliest Animal” award in September of that year. I’ve a...
An Ode to the Blobfish
Have you ever walked along a beach in Florida and noticed a sign that says “Do the Stingray Shuffle?” These fascinatingly flat and cartilaginous fish species love gliding along the seafloor, so they can be easy to miss i...
7 Rays You Really Should Know
Grandmothers. The matriarchs of family units, our female elders are some of the most influential individuals in our lives, both as children and as we grow into our own in adulthood. Could this special dynamic be present...
Could Orcas Love Their Grandmas as Much as We Do?
Eight more companies agreed this week not to ship goods through the Arctic Ocean and signed the Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledge launched by Ocean Conservancy and Nike in October 2019. We’re pleased to announce that the...
New Wave of Companies Pledge Not to Ship Through Arctic Ocean
The ocean is full of weird animals, which have even weirder names. Here are seven of the most unusual monikers the ocean has to offer! Frogfish If you’re looking to find one of the strangest fish in the sea, look no furt...
7 Fish with Unusual Names
The mantis shrimp is no ordinary shrimp. Between their sharp eyes, wild colors and killer claws, mantis shrimp are some of the most impressive predators in the ocean. These colorful crustaceans may be small, but they pac...
Mantis Shrimp: The Ocean Predator You Need to Meet
There’s a reason why people are infatuated by whales. These massive marine mammals are deep divers, graceful swimmers and majestic jumpers—what’s not to love? Although all whales deserve to be celebrated, there is one th...
4 Things to Know About Blue Whales
New shipping lanes open as summer sea ice decreases. Wildfires spread as tundra thaws and forests dry out. Marine debris clumps on rocky shores. Global change is visibly changing Arctic ocean and coastal environments. An...