Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: Summary
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: What is a Rip Current?
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Restoration Planet
Youth-led River Cleanup in Ecuador
This inspiring youth-led river cleanup takes place on the Rio Carrizal in Ecuador. These young and passionate environmentalists invited us to join them, kayaking down this small river near Ecuador's coast. Plastic that ends up in the...
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: How Can You Stay Safe from Rip Currents?
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Next Animation Studio
Ocean ecosystems changing due to shift in ocean currents
Scientists have discovered significant changes in the Atlantic Ocean’s ecosystem that might have been caused by shifts in ocean circulation.
Weatherthings
Ship Tracks
Ships leave trails of vapor, called ship tracks, in humid ocean air. You see them here, on satellite.
Professor Dave Explains
The Layers of the Ocean
Before taking a deep dive into the geology of the ocean's layers, let's review the basics of ocean life. What are the different sections of the ocean? What types of creatures live in each region? Composition of Oceanic Crust introduction
NASA
NASA | Meanwhile at the Bottom of the Ocean
The Ben Franklin mission has been forgotten by time, overshadowed by the concurrent Apollo 11 mission. However, the scientific findings obtained by the six aquanauts has provided a foundation for understanding the Gulf Stream and ocean...
Next Animation Studio
New deep-sea animal might not be seen again for centuries
The rare animal glows delightfully and was found almost 4km deep on a deep-sea shelf called the Aricebo amphitheater.
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: Where do Rip Currents Happen?
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
NASA
NASA | Massive Phytoplankton Bloom Discovered Under Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer...
Weatherthings
Grid Waves
Sometimes waves arrive at a beach or shore in the shape of a grid. Here's how that may happen.
Professor Dave Explains
Pillow Lava, Dikes, Gabbro, and Peridotite
Magma from the Earth's crust routinely bubbles up, forming various types of volcanic rock on the ocean floor. What types of lava rocks can be found in the ocean? How are the formed and what happens to them over time? Plus, learn where...
NASA
NASA | Arctic Sea Ice Live Shot 2014
Dr. Tom Wagner talks about Arctic sea ice and the ARISE mission in this canned liveshot interview.
EarthEcho International
Youth in Action: Students Investigate Ocean Acidification and Salmon Decline in the Puget Sound
High School students from Seattle, WA, and Bainbridge, WA, area schools worked throughout the summer of 2015 on a seasonal pH monitoring project in Puget Sound. Through their citizen science efforts, a long-term partnership with the...
Professor Dave Explains
Topography and Types of Sediments
Now that we've learned about the layers of the ocean, let's focus on the floor. How did oceanographers learn about the composition of the ocean floor? What is sediment? How do different types of sediment get to the ocean and what happens...
EarthEcho International
STEM Career Closeup: Shellfish Biologist
Washington’s Puget Sound provides a look into the future of coastal habitats across the world, due to the natural cycle of upwelling that occurs here. Join Philippe Cousteau as explores the links between the organisms that we rarely...
Curated Video
Understanding the Powerful Waves of Tsunamis
Learn about the causes of tsunamis, their characteristics, and the destruction they can cause. Tsunamis are a form of natural disaster where a huge wave or waves form. Understand the importance of preparing for these powerful storms, as...
TMW Media
The Great Sardine Run: Reflecting on the sardine run event
How can you become an oceanographer? Who controls hunt for sardines, the dolphins or the sharks? What type of sharks are seen hunting for sardines? The Great Sardine Run, Part 4
Physics Girl
How science explains monster waves
Rogue waves - enormous, spontaneous surface waves in the open ocean - were once the tall tales of sailors. They are waves that reach 2-3x taller than the largest average waves in the area, reaching heights of 75 – 100ft. With the help of...
Getty Images
Sharks swim around a scuba diver on the ocean floor.
Sharks swim around a scuba diver on the ocean floor.
Getty Images
Reef sharks swim around a scuba diver on the ocean floor.
Reef sharks swim around a scuba diver on the ocean floor.
Getty Images
Sunbeams filter through water where a shark swims past.
Sunbeams filter through water where a shark swims past.
Curated Video
Odyssey Marine Exploration vessel seized by Spanish authorities
1. Various of the Ocean Alert vessel docked at port
2. Pan from police vehicle to the vessel
3. Police on board the vessel
4. Port officials securing vessel to the harbour
5. Mid of the name of the vessel: "Ocean Alert"
6. Pan from...