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Topic: Ocean facts

Two children are seen from behind looking at the cover of an activity book featuring a cartoon fish surrounded by marine debris. The cover reads "Understanding Marine Debris: Games and Activities for Kids of All Ages."

Dive into science activities for kids of all ages

November 23, 2020

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Two children are seen from behind looking at the cover of an activity book featuring a cartoon fish surrounded by marine debris. The cover reads "Understanding Marine Debris: Games and Activities for Kids of All Ages."

A wave cresting in the open ocean.

Get the facts that bust 5 common myths about the ocean

September 2, 2020

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A wave cresting in the open ocean.

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

Ocean Fact: How much oxygen comes from the ocean?

June 17, 2020

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A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

A healthy and biodiverse ocean starts with all of us

June 1, 2020

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World Ocean Day

A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

Phytoplankton blooms in the Barents Sea, visible as green and white swirls, captured in space by NASA's Aqua satellite on July 10, 2014.

Oceanic drifters: All about plankton

April 10, 2020

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Phytoplankton blooms in the Barents Sea, visible as green and white swirls, captured in space by NASA's Aqua satellite on July 10, 2014.

Biological debris that falls from higher in the water column is also known as marine snow. Some flakes fall for weeks before finally reaching the ocean floor.

Does it snow in the ocean? See for yourself

December 4, 2019

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Biological debris that falls from higher in the water column is also known as marine snow. Some flakes fall for weeks before finally reaching the ocean floor.

A hydrophone in Gray's Reef National Sanctuary.

Listening to the ocean

April 20, 2018

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A hydrophone in Gray's Reef National Sanctuary.

A NOAA survey tech collects backscatter data on NOAA Ship Rainier in California's Channel Islands to support safe navigation and habitat mapping.

How sound wave 'backscatter' helps us understand the seafloor

November 3, 2017

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A NOAA survey tech collects backscatter data on NOAA Ship Rainier in California's Channel Islands to support safe navigation and habitat mapping.

A "ghost forest" on Capers Island, South Carolina.

BOO? You won't find any trick-or-treaters in a ghost forest

October 30, 2017

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A "ghost forest" on Capers Island, South Carolina.

A research vessel braves the strong westerly winds of the Roaring Forties during an expedition to measure levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in the surface of the ocean.

What are the Roaring Forties?

February 13, 2017

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A research vessel braves the strong westerly winds of the Roaring Forties during an expedition to measure levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in the surface of the ocean.

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