Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History
The story of life on Earth is too big to be grasped in terms of human lifespans. To understand geologic events and evolution, we have to think in millions and billions of years. That's what we call "Deep Time." Learn how the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time Exhibit is arranged, what the sections are, and what you can see and learn there.
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Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This Zoom webinar aired December 14, 2023, as part of the HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
Smithsonian's Human Origins Program Website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Moderated by Briana Pobiner, a paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This Zoom webinar aired November 16, 2023, as part of the HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
Human Origins Website from NMNH: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Grace Veatch is a zooarchaeologist at the Smithsonian Institution and an expert in uncovering ancient human diets involving smaller animals. In this video, she discusses active research from Liang Bua in Indonesia, an archaeological site with incredible preservation that is challenging what we know about the inclusion of small game in ancient human diets.
This Zoom webinar aired October 12, 2023, as part of the HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
Visit the Human Origins Website from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Heather Thakar is an archaeobotanist at Texas A&M University and an expert in the early domestication history of tropical plants in the Americas. In this video, she discusses active research coming from the El Gigante Rockshelter in Honduras, a site of incredible ancient plant preservation that is challenging what we know about maize domestication.
This Zoom webinar aired September 21, 2023, as part of the HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
Visit the Human Origins Website from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Conversation highlights:
Dwight’s story: 0:35
History of Gyotaku: 03:18
Materials and Process: 06:10
Criteria for a good fish for printing: 08:14
Examples of Dwight’s gyotaku prints: 09:14
Sourcing and collaborations: 13:02
NOAA surveys: 13:40
Accessibility of Gyotaku: 15:00
Dwight’s favorite print: 15:58
Demonstration: 19:07
The exhibition "Cellphone: Unseen Connection," will be on view at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. from June 23, 2023 through 2026.
Through more than 300 objects from around the world, multimedia installations, an interactive group chat, and a graphic novel spanning three gallery walls, explore the unseen personal, cultural, and technological connections your cellphone makes easier.
Head to the museum's website to plan your visit: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/cellphone-unseen-connections
In this video, Angela Perri, a zooarchaeologist at Chronicle Heritage and Texas A&M University, discusses recent research into dog domestication and the earliest human-dog relationships and explores why the beginnings of this enduring relationship remain such a mystery.
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
This Zoom webinar aired May 18, 2023.
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
In this video, Tom Plummer, a biological anthropologist at Queens College, CUNY, presents recent research from 3.0 – 2.6 million-year-old archaeological sites at Nyayanga, Kenya, showing that early stone tool users processed a variety of plant and animal foods there, including animals as large as hippos. The simple pounding and cutting technology enhanced these tool users’ adaptability by allowing them to extract foods that would have otherwise been inaccessible.
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
This Zoom webinar aired April 13, 2023, as part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Ryan McRae is a biological anthropologist in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology at the George Washington University and an expert in understanding the patterns of evolution in our lineage. In this presentation he discusses how early species are defined and what we know about the completeness of the early human fossil record.
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
This program was offered as part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
Smithsonian's Human Origins Website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Upcoming Events from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events
Virtual Tour: Minerals and Gems Gallery
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-129.html
More About the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/janet-annenberg-hooker-hall-geology-gems-and-minerals
In this tour, you will see part of the museum’s meteorite collection, which contains more than 17, 000 specimens of more than 9,000 distinct meteorites. Learn where meteorites come from, where they are found, and what the different types are.
Virtual Tour of the Moon, Meteorite, and Solar System Gallery
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-142.html
Meteorites: Messengers from Outer Space
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/earth-science/meteorites-messengers-outer-space
Learn More about the Hope Diamond
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/mineralsciences/hope/
Virtual Tour of the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-117.html
Virtual Tour of the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-117.html
More About the Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/janet-annenberg-hooker-hall-geology-gems-and-minerals
See the Collection: Smithsonian GeoGallery
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/explore/collections/geogallery
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Human Origins Website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian's Human Origins Website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, moderates the program, which is part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series. This Zoom webinar aired October 13, 2022.
Human Origins website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Tom Higham, Professor of Scientific Archaeology at the University of Vienna, is at the forefront of this discovery. He has been working at Denisova Cave for the last decade with a team of researchers using new molecular methods to learn about the Denisovans, find out where and when they lived, how they interacted with Neanderthals and modern humans, and why they disappeared. In this video, Higham shares his research.
Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, moderates the program, which aired September 15, 2022, as a webinar in the HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic series.
The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
In this video, Mineralogist Dr. Gabriela Farfan from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History describes the five characteristics that all minerals have in common while sharing mineral specimens like the Berns Quartz from the museum's collection.
This video is designed for students in Grades 3-5. After watching this video, students will be able to identify the shared features of all minerals, recall mineral uses, and know that minerals are all around us.
This video complements the museum’s free school programs for students in grades 3-5:
- Identifying Minerals: An in-person school program where students classify a variety of minerals by testing their luster, streak, hardness, color, and magnetism.
- Rocks & Minerals: An online program where students virtually visit the Museum's Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals and, with a museum educator and their classmates, use problem-solving skills to unlock the mystery of different rocks, minerals, and their uses.
Learn more about these and other free school programs and resources for students: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/school-programs/grades-3-5
In this video, students will virtually visit five of the Sant Ocean Hall giants, including life-sized models of giant kelp, a megalodon shark, and a North Atlantic right whale, in addition to a real giant squid. At each of these stops, Ocean & Climate Educator Lara Noren discusses the natural history of these giant specimens and their connections to ocean, climate, and human health with Museum Educator Maggy Benson. For the tour's final stop, Maggy visits Zoologist Allen Collins in the Museum's Aquaroom, a space where Allen and his team keep and study about a dozen different types of jellies. During this special behind-the-scenes look at the museum, Allen discusses jellyfish, their unique life cycle, and their giant populations and importance to our world's ocean.
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The Sant Ocean Hall is an exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, providing visitors with a unique and breathtaking introduction to the majesty of the ocean. The hall's combination of 674 marine specimens and models, high-definition video, and technology allows visitors to explore the ocean's past, present, and future.
https://ocean.si.edu/
Learn more about the Sant Ocean Hall on The Ocean Portal, a website from the National Museum of Natural History that is dedicated to everything ocean – unusual and everyday organisms, ocean-inspired art, researchers devoting their lives to exploring the still mostly mysterious ecosystem.
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This video was produced by Smithsonian Enterprises 2021 with support from Quaker STEAM and in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History.
This virtual tour of the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will teach students how to think like a paleontologist. Museum Educator Maggy Benson hosts our tour as we take a close look at some of the most incredible fossil animals in the hall, like dimetrodon, Camptosaurus, and the incredible battling T. rex and Triceratops. Throughout the tour, Deep Time Educator Amy Peterson will use these animals to show viewers how to make close observations, form a hypothesis, and use information from fossils to understand more about extinct creatures. Next, Maggy visits Fossil Preparator Michelle Pinsdorf in the Fossil Prep Lab to see and learn about how fossils are prepared for research and display.
Continue exploring the Deep Time Hall with this collection of narrated virtual tours: youtu.be/xYOsttfX3SA?list=PLEeEhvh0_llPiT_-m0UJLbj4u-VlxfkwD
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This video was produced by Smithsonian Enterprises 2021 with support from Quaker STEAM and in collaboration with the National Museum of Natural History.
"What We Can, Or Shouldn’t, Extract from Human Bones," by Chris Stantis:
Chris Stantis is a bioarchaeologist who combines advanced chemistry techniques with analyses of small pieces of bone and teeth to answer questions about ancient humans. When she set out to analyze a collection of Peruvian mummies acquired in the 19th and 20th centuries, a surprising history shifted her focus to the ethics, culture, and legacy of collecting human remains. In this talk, she’ll flesh in the story of these mummies, how they were brought to the museum and what their story tells us about the history of colonization and racism.
"How Indigenous Knowledge Transforms Collections," by Laura Sharp:
Museum collections are transformed when they are informed by the communities from which they originate. Hear from Laura Sharp, manager of the Smithsonian’s Recovering Voices Program, about how indigenous communities are conducting collections-based research to revitalize language, knowledge, and traditions and advance and challenge our understanding of ecology, history, and culture.
"Coral Microbiomes and the Key to Resilience," by Michael Connelly.
Just as the human microbiome in our gut and on our skin keeps us healthy, there’s a community of microbes living within the cells of corals which affect coral health, ecology, and evolution. Marine biologist and ecologist Mike Connelly shares what scientists know about these symbiotic relationships and their importance to coral reef ecosystems that support our food, economy, and culture.
This Zoom webinar aired May 17, 2022.
See the museum's schedule of After Hours programs here: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/after-hours
Smithsonian's Recovering Voices Program: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/anthropology/programs/recovering-voices
Moderated by Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This Zoom webinar aired May 19, 2022, as part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic Series.
Human Origins website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Human Origins events: https://humanorigins.si.edu/about/events
In this HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic session, Kevin Uno, an Associate Research Professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, explains how we know what past climate and environments were like in Africa using geochemical fingerprints left in the rock and fossil record.
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This Zoom webinar aired April 21, 2022, as part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic Series.
Human Origins website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Human Origins events: https://humanorigins.si.edu/about/events
Moderator: Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
This program aired March 17, 2022, as part of the ongoing HOT (Human Origins Today) Topic Series.
Human Origins website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Human Origins events: https://humanorigins.si.edu/about/events
The short talks in this video are:
"Tracking and Fact Checking Eruptions with Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program," by Kadie Bennis
When a volcanic eruption makes the news, the headlines can be equally as explosive. But the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program (GVP), an internationally recognized online database and nexus for volcanic activity and reporting of the last 10,000 years, gets to information beyond the surface to provide accurate real time and archived information. Kadie Bennis, Volcano Data Researcher, shares how GVP tracks and investigates the often messy trail of volcanic activity around the world.
“Rats for Elevenses: What a ‘Hobbit’ Hominin Can Tell Us About Early Human Diets and Environments” by Elizabeth Grace Veatch
Ever wonder why humans are the only surviving hominin species today? It’s true! There once were dozens of human species, some even living at the same time as modern humans. One small-bodied hominin even made it to the island of Flores in Indonesia and survived until around 50,000 years ago at a site called Liang Bua. So, what was life like on this isolated island in Southeast Asia? Zooarchaeologist Elizabeth Grace Veatch analyzed thousands of murine (rat) and other faunal remains to better understand the paleoecology of the area and what kinds of animals’ humans were consuming.
“Fungus-Farming Ants: One of Earth’s First Farmers and Why They Matter” by Emilia Zoppas de Albuquerque
Turns out ants, not humans, could be The Original Farmer. Agriculture, once thought of as a hallmark of human evolution, can now be traced to various species of ants, each collectively cultivating a food source. When and where did this behavior occur and what climatic conditions prevailed to influence this adaptation? Emilia Zoppas de Albuquerque, researcher at the National Museum of Natural History’s AntLab, shares how what she calls ‘evolutionary novelties’ open significant niches to a species in a given habitat, making the way for these Neotropical ants to farm fungus and achieve their greatest diversity in Amazonian rainforests.
See the museum's event schedule, including upcoming Virtual Science Cafés, at https://naturalhistory.si.edu/events
Explore more about the topics in this talk:
Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, https://volcano.si.edu/
AntLab, https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/entomology/collections-overview/hymenoptera/antlab
ForestGEO: https://forestgeo.si.edu/
Join us on Twitter and Facebook: @ForestGEO
The Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of scientists and forest research sites dedicated to advancing the long-term study of the world's forests. The network recognizes the importance of collaborating with local institutions to strengthen science capacity in an era of rapidly changing landscapes and climate to understand and predict forest dynamics.
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This video complements the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Digital School Program for grades 6-12, Hot Potato: Climate Change, Food Systems, and You, a school program about climate change and its impacts on food systems and consumers. Learn more about this and other free school programs and resources for students: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/school-programs/hot-potato-climate-change-food-systems-and-you
This video is designed for students in grades 3-5. After watching this video, you will be able to:
- Identify the shared features of all insects
- Identify an insect from other arthropods by making observations and comparisons
- Know that insects are arthropods
- Recall that insects are the most diverse and abundant group of animals on earth
This video complements the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History’s Digital School Program for grades 3-5, Insect Survival. Learn more about this and other free school programs and resources for students: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/school-programs/insect-survival
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This video supports the following Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS):
Kindergarten
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment
- K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive)
- Crosscutting Concept, Patterns: Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed and used as evidence (K-LS1-1)
First Grade
Structure, Function, and Information Processing
-Crosscutting Concept, Patterns: Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to described phenomena, and used as evidence. (1-LS1-2) (1-LS3-1)
Second Grade
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
- 2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats
-Crosscutting Concept, Structure and Function- The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). (2-LS2-2)
Third Grade
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Environmental Impacts on Organisms
- Disciplinary Core Idea, LS4.C: Adaptation- For any particular environment, some kinds of organisms survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all. (3-LS4-3)
Fourth Grade
Structure, Function, and Information Processing
- Disciplinary Core Idea, LS1.A: Structure and Function- Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction. (4-LS1-1)
This video is designed for students in grades K-2. After watching this video you will be able to:
- Identify physical adaptations of the right whale, clouded leopard, and barred owl
- Infer an animals’ habitat based on its adaptations
- Recall how the featured animals’ adaptations help them survive in their environment
This video complements the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History’s Digital School Program for grades K-2, Animal Adaptations. Learn more about this and other free school programs and resources for students: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/school-programs/animal-adaptations
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This video supports the following Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
Kindergarten
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their Environment
- K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive
- Crosscutting Concept, Patterns: Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed and used as evidence (K-LS1-1)
First Grade
Structure, Function, and Information Processing
-Crosscutting Concept, Patterns: Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to described phenomena, and used as evidence (1-LS1-2)(1-LS3-1)
Second Grade
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats
-Crosscutting Concept, Structure and Function- The shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s). (2-LS2-2)
Human Origins website: https://humanorigins.si.edu/
Human Origins events: https://humanorigins.si.edu/about/events
This video was produced in 2018 for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Hall of Fossils: Deep Time. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/david-h-koch-hall-fossils-deep-time
Through data found in deep ocean sediments and the shells of tiny marine animals, in plant and insect fossils in the American west, and through ancient mammal fossils, scientists discovered that ancient warming was caused by a sudden release of greenhouse gases that warmed the planet impacting life both in the ocean and on land. These same heat-trapping greenhouse gases are released by humans today with the potential to replicate this past warming event on an even greater scale.
This video was produced in 2018 for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Hall of Fossils: Deep Time. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/david-h-koch-hall-fossils-deep-time
The "Deep Time" exhibit explores all these questions using the Museum's amazing fossil collections. In this video, Matthew Carrano, the Curator of Dinosauria at the museum, shows some dinosaur skeletons in the exhibit and explains how scientists can figure out how fast dinosaurs grew, what they ate, and more.
Objects of Wonder web page: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/objects-wonder
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invite you to join a virtual event highlighting the importance and value of the ocean during a live conversation with explorers onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, America’s ship for ocean exploration. Presidential Science Advisor and OSTP Director Dr. Eric Lander will co-host the livestreamed event with NOAA National Ocean Service Exhibits Manager and Education Specialist Symone Barkley.
The live interaction will bring the excitement of discovery directly to the public as ocean explorers image areas of the seafloor that people have never explored before and share their real-time discoveries through a live-streamed video feed. The event will stoke curiosity about the diverse and largely unknown ecosystems and organisms of the deep sea and highlight the importance of the ocean for addressing the climate crisis, rebuilding the economy, and advancing environmental justice. The event will feature commentary live from:
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Dr. Eric S. Lander, President’s Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Symone Barkley, NOAA National Ocean Service Exhibits Manager and Education Specialist
Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dr. Rick Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
Commander Nicole Manning, Commanding Officer of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Dr. Derek Sowers, Mapping Lead, NOAA Ocean Exploration
Dr. Allen Collins, Biology Science Lead, NOAA Fisheries National Systematics Laboratory Director (co-housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
Ask a question:
Do you have a question you’d like to ask an ocean explorer? Please submit your questions ahead of the event via Twitter at #AskAnExplorer.
To learn more:
People can visit NOAA Ocean Exploration (oceanexplorer.noaa.gov), the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal (https://ocean.si.edu/), and other marine-focused websites or visit your local museums and parks.
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Join the President’s Science Advisor and ocean explorers as they investigate 10,000 feet deep in an area of the seafloor that’s never been explored before.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invite you to join a virtual event highlighting the importance and value of the ocean during a live conversation with explorers onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, America’s ship for ocean exploration. Presidential Science Advisor and OSTP Director Dr. Eric Lander will co-host the livestreamed event with NOAA National Ocean Service Exhibits Manager and Education Specialist Symone Barkley.
The live interaction will bring the excitement of discovery directly to the public as ocean explorers image areas of the seafloor that people have never explored before and share their real-time discoveries through a live-streamed video feed. The event will stoke curiosity about the diverse and largely unknown ecosystems and organisms of the deep sea and highlight the importance of the ocean for addressing the climate crisis, rebuilding the economy, and advancing environmental justice. The event will feature commentary live from:
The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Dr. Eric S. Lander, President’s Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Symone Barkley, NOAA National Ocean Service Exhibits Manager and Education Specialist
Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dr. Rick Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
Commander Nicole Manning, Commanding Officer of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Dr. Derek Sowers, Mapping Lead, NOAA Ocean Exploration
Dr. Allen Collins, Biology Science Lead, NOAA Fisheries National Systematics Laboratory Director (co-housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
Ask a question:
Do you have a question you’d like to ask an ocean explorer? Please submit your questions ahead of the event via Twitter at #AskAnExplorer.
To learn more:
People can visit NOAA Ocean Exploration (oceanexplorer.noaa.gov), the Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal (https://ocean.si.edu/), and other marine-focused websites or visit your local museums and parks.
Stony coral skeletons are the foundation of these reef systems. They create a three-dimensional structure that provides habitat, food, and protection for other organisms. In this video, we’ll describe some of the other major plant and animal groups and their roles in contributing to a balanced coral reef ecosystem.
Knowing what organisms live and depend on reef systems and how they interact with each other is important for understanding what will happen to species and reefs when they are threatened or out of balance. Currently, they are threatened by changes in temperature and water chemistry from climate change, destructive and overfishing practices, nutrient run-off and pollution, invasive species, and disease.
Scientists from around the world are cataloging the biodiversity of reef systems so that we are better equipped to predict how they may change when facing these threats, and ultimately, so - we can learn how to conserve and protect them. Some of these scientists are part of the Smithsonian MarineGEO & Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network.
Smithsonian MarineGEO is a team of scientists from the Smithsonian and our partners all around the world, working together to solve an important mystery of science. The mystery is how the amazing variety of sea life works together to keep the ocean healthy for animals and people, with clean water, lots of fish for us to eat, and safe places for animals to live where they're protected from climate change and other threats. We look for answers by diving into the ocean and identifying the kinds of animals living in different habitats, how many there are, what they're doing, and how all those things are changing. The ocean is massive, so it takes a team of all kinds of people to get the job done. The MarineGEO teams knows that the best way to discover more about the ocean is to do it together.
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Learn more about MarineGEO & Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network: https://marinegeo.si.edu/
Get more coral reef digital resources from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/school-programs/reefs-unleashed
Learn more about corals and coral reefs from the Smithsonian Ocean Portal: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/corals-and-coral-reefs
Take a closer look at the specimens and features of the Hall of Human Origins with these additional tour stops:
Introduction to the Hall of Human Origins
Past Species
To learn more about this exhibition and see photos of many of the objects on display, and much more, visit humanorigins.si.edu.
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Take a closer look at the specimens and features of the Hall of Human Origins with these additional tour stops:
Introduction to the Hall of Human Origins
Reconstructions
To learn more about this exhibition and see photos of many of the objects on display, and much more, visit humanorigins.si.edu.
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Take a closer look at the specimens and features of the Hall of Human Origins with these additional tour stops:
Past Species
Reconstructions
To learn more about this exhibition and see photos of many of the objects on display, and much more, visit humanorigins.si.edu.
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Dive deeper into the Sant Ocean Hall with these additional tour stops:
Sant Ocean Hall Introduction
Carcharocles Megalodon Jaw
Coral Reef
You can learn more about right whales and other ocean topics by checking out the Smithsonian Ocean Portal at ocean.si.edu.
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Dive deeper into the Sant Ocean Hall with these additional tour stops:
Carcharocles Megalodon Jaw
Right Whale Model
Coral Reef
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
Dive deeper into the Sant Ocean Hall with these additional tour stops:
Sant Ocean Hall Introduction
Carcharocles Megalodon Jaw
Right Whale Model
You can learn more about coral reefs and other ocean topics by checking out the Smithsonian Ocean Portal at ocean.si.edu.
This video features stops from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's virtual tours, which allow visitors to take self-guided, room-by-room journeys through select exhibits and areas within the museum from their desktop or mobile device. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour