The sea has long been a place to have fun. Today, more people than ever before enjoy swimming, sailing, fishing, skin diving, surfing, water-skiing, and other water sports. > Children play on the...
Exploring the depths
A slender, baldheaded man with a bushy moustache sat inside a hollow, metal ball. He peered excitedly through a round window. The man was Professor William Beebe. Next to him was Otis Barton, the man...
The “unsinkable” ship
On a bright, clear, and cold night in April, 1912, a sleek, giant ship plowed through the waters of the North Atlantic. The ship was moving at a speed of about twenty-two knots (25 miles or 41...
The first sea voyagers
For prehistoric people, the sea was a place where plenty of food could be found. They could wade in shallow water along the shore to gather clams and other shellfish. But they must certainly have...
Tide in, tide out
When the tide is in, a beach may be covered with water. When the tide goes out, tiny pools of water, often with a few sea creatures in them, are left among the rocks. "Get all the cargo aboard....
Wind over the water
If you've ever read a poem or story about the sea, you're sure to have read about waves. If you've ever been to a seashore, you've seen waves come rolling in to slap the sand with a splash. If you've...
The colors of the sea
A glass of water has no color. But the water of the sea looks blue in some places and green in others. And in some places it looks brownish, or reddish, or even yellow. Where does the sea get its...
The salty sea
A sailor who has spent much of his life at sea is often called an \"old salt." This is a sort of joke, meaning that the sailor has probably been doused with so much sea water that he has become...
The bottom of the sea
Have you ever wondered what's at the bottom of the sea? Well, it's land, of course. When the sea was formed, water filled the low parts of the earth and covered much of the land. So, there is land...
The birth of the sea
The sea may have been formed by tremendous rains. Or, it may have been formed by steam from inside the earth. Scientists think the earth was formed more than four and one-half billion years ago....