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, ...

The sudden disappearance of great white sharks from South Africa’s False Bay is causing major changes in the ocean ecosystem, ...

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.

Apr. 16, 2025 — An international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too) was the first to film the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni ...

Imagine a world of darkness, where sunlight never reaches and the pressure is crushing—yet in this abyss, life flourishes in ...

Marine heatwaves can devastate our oceans. Is there a way to prevent them? What are marine heatwaves and why are they so ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales ...

This fish lives the majority of its life in the open ocean and these ... the soil, the plants and the animals are all connected; they are all part of the ecosystem. Ecosystems come in all shapes ...