How plastic in the ocean hurts animals
Plastic pollution is injuring, sickening and killing wildlife — from seabirds and turtles to seals and whales
Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
The Latest on Oceans
Hundreds of volunteers participated in first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count
Why we must protect the Grand Canyon of the Atlantic
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Six highways in the sky aid in seabird migration
Whale songs share similiarities to human language
Gulf gets an unusual visit from two right whales
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Whales’ baleen holds clues about the species’ reaction to whaling
A forgotton collection of baleen helped Smithsonian scientist discover evidence of the stress caused by a resumption of whaling.
The impact of the Deepwater Horizon on one of Earth’s rarest whales
We all remember the story of Deepwater Horizon, but did you know it nearly wiped out America’s whale?
More of our ocean wildlife spared from drilling
The Biden administration’s action blocks offshore drilling in the Pacific, Atlantic, Eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Bering Sea.
We’re paying to clean up an oil industry mess
Why a recent announcement of offshore oil and gas pipeline cleanup is a drop in the bucket--and an expensive one.
Is offshore wind killing whales?
Separating fact from fiction when it comes to offshore wind’s impacts on whales