White House Creates New Pathway for Agencies to Ignore the Climate Change Crisis
We’ve seen many attacks on the environment over the last several years. The Trump administration may have hoped you wouldn’t notice its latest salvo, which is deeply wonky but also deeply important. Instead of outright c...
White House Creates New Pathway for Agencies to Ignore the Climate Change Crisis
Calling all enthusiasts of the deep blue sea: Shark Week approaches! Are you ready? From July 28th to August 4th, sharks will be in the much-deserved spotlight. Whether you’re an aficionado or new to Shark Week (what, ha...
How to Prepare for a Fin-tastic Shark Week
When museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found an unusual-looking fish in a South African fisher’s net, she wasn’t quite sure what she was looking at. After hauling the enormous fish to her office in the back of a...
The Curious Case of the Coelacanth
Do you ever wonder what happens at the bottom of the ocean? Well, NOAA’s Ship Okeanos Explorer has been exploring the mysterious deep-sea areas along the southeastern U.S. Coast for the past three weeks. With the incredi...
See the Deep Sea
Bonnie Lautenberg is an artist, photographer, writer and political activist supporting candidates who care about the environment, gun control and many issues she shared with her late husband. She worked on the Toxic Subs...
Congress Needs to Carry on a Legacy of Ocean Protection
It’s a perfect beach day. You sprint toward the ocean and dive headfirst into the salty sea. You open your eyes and you suddenly find yourself swimming through…a murky soup of crusty used plastic bags, straws, cand...
Kick Single-Use Plastics With the Reusable #BottleCapChallenge
What is eight-hands down the cutest thing you have ever seen—these baby octopuses!! We have all seen adorable photos of baby sea turtles and baby humpback whales swimming alongside their mothers—but, have you ever seen a...
These Baby Octopuses are Inkredible
We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re running late, or have a million things to do, or forgot something important at home today. Less than fantastic days happen to all of us, but there’s always a way to brighten up your smi...
Baby Ocean Animals Who are Here to Brighten Your Day
You may not think about eels very much. And that’s OK, we can’t blame you—they’re not exactly the more charismatic critters in the ocean. It’s hard to compete with a fluffy otter or majestic whale when you are literally...
The Difference Between Electric Eels and True Eels
Summer can be a time of change, especially as people venture out on vacation or get out of school. It’s a time of change for the Arctic, too, especially when it comes to sea ice. As summer progresses, you might hear some...