NOAA

How are satellites used to observe the ocean?

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 (GOES-16) is the first of NOAA's next generation of geostationary weather satellites. Among the many missions of this satellite, it will ...

700-Pound Sea Lion Is Found to Have Been Shot at Least 12 Times

The California sea lion was found dead on a beach off the Duwamish River in West Seattle, Wash., this month. A motive for the ...
National Geographic

Sea Star

You probably know sea stars as starfish, the name sea stars are commonly known by. But sea stars aren’t really fish. Sea ...
fisheries.noaa.gov

7 Sea Turtle Facts for the Ocean Lover

Sea turtles are fascinating creatures. Learn some facts about these much loved marine reptiles. Watch this short video to learn about sea turtles and dive into more details below. 1. In many parts ...
Popular Mechanics

20 Endangered Sea Animals That Desperately Need Our Help

As the number of endangered sea animals continues to rise, it’s important to understand the destructive role humans play in habitat degradation, pollution, and overfishing. It’s just as vital to ...
The Nature Conservancy

Green Sea Turtle

The graceful green sea turtle glides through waters anywhere in the world where sea temperatures do not dip below 68 Fahrenheit. They can be found in the coastal waters of at least 140 countries.
fisheries.noaa.gov

Sea Turtles in a Sea of Sound

Understanding how sea turtles hear and respond to sound is the first step in understanding the impacts of ocean noise on these protected species. Historically, due to unsuccessful early studies and ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

A Vast Hole Almost The Size of Portugal Opened Up in Antarctica's Winter Sea Ice. Now We Know Why.

(David Merron Photography/Moment RF/Getty Images) Every winter, Antarctica roughly doubles in size as sea ice locks into place over the ocean. Typically, Breid Bay in East Antarctica is entirely ...
WebMD

Health Benefits of Sea Moss

Sea moss is a type of algae also known as Irish moss or red seaweed. It grows year-round in tide pools and inlets along the coastlines of Europe, North America, and the British Isles. Sea moss is ...
Discover Wildlife

Deep-sea scientists discover 57 new species in a canyon nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon

Following a deep-sea expedition into Argentina’s submarine canyons, and the subsequent international Species Discovery ...