For Ancient and Modern Seagrass Ecosystems, Having a (Sea)Cow Is Super Important A new species of extinct dugong from the Persian Gulf highlights sea cows as underwater lawn mowers protecting biodiversity
Dive Into the Weird Miocene World of Aquatic Sloths A new paper by an international team of researchers, including NHM's Curator of Marine Mammals, Dr. Jorge Velez-Juarbe, uncovers more secrets of aquasloths with one of the most complete skeletons ever discovered
Rare Purple Snail Lands Here The shells of a violet-colored sea snail, Janthina janthina, washed up on SoCal beaches recently.
In Hot Water As the ocean temperature continues to rise, how are the Pacific’s flora and fauna faring, adapting— or not—and how can people help?
Science of SpongeBob: Micro Plastics, Major Problem Pollution like microplastics is a major problem for our real-life sea creatures behind Bikini Bottom. Find out how you can help with fish expert Dr. Bill Ludt, NHM’s Curator of Ichthyology, and Rory Hu, Nick News Correspondent. Original video from 2023
Science of SpongeBob: Shell Yeah, It's Earth Month! Gary the Snail has a posse! Discover just how many mollusks are sliming it up out there and what the shell is going on with NHM’s Curator of Malacology Dr. Jann Vendetti. Original video from 2023
