Underwater

Large group of wading birds gathered in a coastal wetland, feeding among patches of tall marsh grass in shallow water.

Trump Administration's New Environmental Plan Opens the Floodgates for Mass Wetland Destruction

A sweeping proposal from the Trump Administration could erase federal protections from more than 80 percent of America’s wetlands—waters that filter drinking supplies, cushion communities from floods, and anchor entire...

Trump Administration's New Environmental Plan Opens the Floodgates for Mass Wetland Destruction

A sweeping proposal from the Trump Administration could erase federal protections from more than 80 percent of America’s wetlands—waters that filter drinking supplies, cushion communities from floods, and anchor entire...

A sea turtle navigating through murky water filled with plastic bags, fragments, and floating litter.

Study Finds Sea Animals Face Lethal Risks From Shockingly Small Plastic Pieces

How much plastic does it take to kill a sea animal? New research delivers an answer that feels almost impossible to believe. Just six tiny pieces of rubber can doom...

Study Finds Sea Animals Face Lethal Risks From Shockingly Small Plastic Pieces

How much plastic does it take to kill a sea animal? New research delivers an answer that feels almost impossible to believe. Just six tiny pieces of rubber can doom...

A harbor seal’s head peeking above the surface of golden, sunlit water, staring directly at the camera.

Desperate Seal Leaps for Its Life, Landing in Photographer's Boat in Heart-Stopping Orca Chase

A harbor seal in Puget Sound made a split-second decision when a pod of hunting orcas closed in. What followed stunned even seasoned wildlife watchers.

Desperate Seal Leaps for Its Life, Landing in Photographer's Boat in Heart-Stopping Orca Chase

A harbor seal in Puget Sound made a split-second decision when a pod of hunting orcas closed in. What followed stunned even seasoned wildlife watchers.

California Surf Competition Turns Magical When Dolphins Join In

California Surf Competition Turns Magical When Dolphins Join In

What started as a calm surf competition at California’s famed Rincon turned into a moment no one will forget. A pod of dolphins suddenly joined the longboarders, riding the same...

California Surf Competition Turns Magical When Dolphins Join In

What started as a calm surf competition at California’s famed Rincon turned into a moment no one will forget. A pod of dolphins suddenly joined the longboarders, riding the same...

Serene coastal landscape with rocky shores and calm water under a cloudy sky.

Norway Turns Ocean Forests Of Seaweed Into Weapons Against Climate Change

Off Norway’s coast, underwater forests are being planted to fight climate change. A new kelp farm near Frøya is testing how seaweed can pull carbon dioxide from the air and...

Norway Turns Ocean Forests Of Seaweed Into Weapons Against Climate Change

Off Norway’s coast, underwater forests are being planted to fight climate change. A new kelp farm near Frøya is testing how seaweed can pull carbon dioxide from the air and...

Aerial view of a curved irrigation canal near green fields and a solar-covered structure.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.

California Turns Sunlight Into Water Savings With First Solar Power Generating Canal

California just launched a world-first innovation — a solar-covered canal that both powers homes and protects precious water.