In a new study published in Science Advances, oceans researchers say that just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually ...

The world’s oceans are divided into five sections – the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, and the ...

By reducing the acidity of surrounding waters, seagrass ecosystems help protect animals with shells or external skeletons. In the sunlit surface layer of oceans Like land plants and seagrasses ...

Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

Sharks are apex predators in our oceans ... in keeping the ecosystem functioning. A shark’s diet is comprised almost entirely ...

For years, the Endangered Species Act has been interpreted in a way that preserves the environments where endangered and ...

Overfishing puts the whole ocean ecosystem out of balance ... and here in the Museum we have collections of fossil animals and plants that date back millions of years, so we can see how they responded ...

Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth ... study microbes living in the soil under your feet or animals and plants in a rain forest or the ocean.

While some plants or animals, such as jellyfish and algae, may adapt to more acidic oceans, they may not be the most appreciated, and ecosystems as we know them will likely be transformed. For example ...

All organisms in an ecosystem depend on each other ... Learn how sampling is used to find out about animals and plants. Pyramids of number and biomass Pyramids of numbers and biomass are different ...