The Earth's oceans absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide.

The Earth's oceans are interconnected.

Fact #314 · Ocean

Dogs can smell certain diseases such as cancer.

Fact #2538 · Ocean

Whales are mammals and must breathe air.

Fact #265 · Ocean

Prehistoric oceans had different currents than today.

Fact #740 · Ocean

Coral reefs are formed by tiny marine animals called polyps.

Fact #98 · Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is larger than all of Earth's continents combined.

Fact #4 · Ocean

The Pacific Ocean has the most islands of any ocean.

Fact #327 · Ocean

In 1962, a U.S. submarine nearly launched a nuclear torpedo during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Fact #788 · Ocean