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Art gallery: Browse award-winning student artwork inspired by the ocean

"Naked Sea Butterflies" by Amy W., Grade 9. Marine Art Contest 2018.

Photo story: Knauss fellow reflects back on a whirlwind year at NOAA

February 15, 2019

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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Lauren Gibson stands in front of the United States Capitol building. During her year as a Knauss fellow with NOAA’s Office of Education, she prepared and staffed 12 Congressional briefings, helping Senate and House staff learn about the impact that NOAA Education has in their states and districts.

NOAA team sees Florence and Michael storm surge devastation first-hand

November 9, 2018

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

Photo story: Aquarium partners engage the public in creating healthy ecosystems and healthy communities

October 31, 2018

Volunteers worked with Waikiki Aquarium to clear the beach of litter in 2017.

For Estuaries Week, meet 5 NOAA scholars who trained as scientists in coastal reserves

September 17, 2018

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Hollings Scholarship

National Estuarine Research Reserves

Cuong Tran's Hollings internship at Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve in Huron, Ohio, focuses on determining best practices for improving communication between the scientific community and watershed property owners, as well as uncovering barriers to the installation of nature-based shorelines. In addition to his project, Cuong is taking care of native animals in the visitor center, teaching school groups about watershed-estuary-Great Lake connections and human impacts on the lakes, leading weekly kayak trips on the estuary, and helping with environmental education.

Photo story: Explore NOAA science alongside our 2018 summer interns

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Hollings Scholarship

EPP Scholar Camisha Few is interning this summer with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Monterey, California, working on a Sanctuary biodiversity assessment for the West Coast Region.

With help from Sea Grant fellows, the 'Expert Is In' at the Smithsonian

Maggie Allen (2017 Knauss Fellow with NOAA Education) shared her knowledge on sustainable seafood for the Expert Is In Kiosk at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

Photo story: Rescued seals make it home for the holidays

December 28, 2017

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This young female monk seal from Kauai was malnourished and weighed under 90 pounds when she first arrived at The Marine Mammal Center’s Ke Kai Ola hospital in Kona, Hawaii. After nearly two months of rehabilitation, she gained more than 100 pounds and veterinarians successfully treated her for parasitic worms.

South for the winter: NOAA’s GOES-S satellite arrives in Florida ahead of 2018 launch

December 8, 2017

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

An artist's rendering of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

Photo story: Science meets education where the river meets the sea

September 16, 2017

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Hollings Scholarship

National Estuarine Research Reserves

Hollings Undergraduate Scholars who interned with the National Estuarine Research Reserves summer 2017.

Photo story: What I did on summer vacation, NOAA edition

August 30, 2017

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(From left to right) Hollings Scholar Carly LaRoche, NOAA Teacher at Sea Helen Haskell, and Lieutenant Damian Manda with a sample from the bottom of the seafloor. Haskell spent 22 days at sea aboard NOAA Ship Fairweather helping scientists conduct a hydrographic survey off the coast of Alaska. You can read more about Helen’s adventures at sea on the NOAA Teacher at Sea blog.

Photo story: Into the heart of a storm

August 17, 2017

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A curtain of rain falls from dark clouds during an evening storm on May 31, 2017, near Ransom, Kansas.

Photo story: California sea lion pups stage healthy comeback

November 22, 2016

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A California sea lion colony in the California Channel Islands, 2016.

Photo story: Measuring Hurricane Matthew's storm surge impact

November 7, 2016

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Hurricane Matthew.

Photo: Collecting data on Utah’s winter ozone problem, 'MacGyver'-style

September 19, 2016

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When winter winds die down in Utah’s remote Uinta Basin, oil and gas emissions and sunlight reflected off of snow cover can produce dramatic spikes of ozone pollution over the course of a few hours, a NOAA study has found.