
Conservation Institute spawns new class of Brook Trout
Date Nov 17, 2023
At the Aquarium

A Blue-Sky Nightmare for Endangered Fish
Date Nov 14, 2023
Currents

Sometimes “Cute” Is Reason Enough
Date Nov 1, 2023
Currents

Celebrate Plantsgiving – BEE thankful for pollinators
Date Nov 1, 2023
At the Aquarium

Consider leaving the leaves in your yard this fall
Date Oct 25, 2023
Currents

Tennessee Aquarium celebrates Día de los Muertos with its first…
Date Oct 25, 2023
At the Aquarium

Setting the record straight on four seriously misunderstood animals
Date Oct 12, 2023
Currents

An aquarist and conservation scientist reflect on how representation will…
Date Oct 11, 2023
Currents
Rivers: Lifelines for People and Animals
Date Sep 29, 2023
Currents

How our animals are keeping their cool this summer
Date Aug 24, 2023
At the Aquarium

Meet an otter-ly adorable addition to River Journey
Date Aug 23, 2023
At the Aquarium

“Catfish the Size of Volkswagens” and Other Catfish Myths You…
Date Aug 16, 2023
Currents

Securing the next generation of Brook Trout
Date Jul 31, 2023
In the Field

Freshwater glow-ups
Date Jul 25, 2023
At the Aquarium

Taking Part in the Lionfish Invitational
Date Jul 18, 2023
In the Field

Using in-house organic gardening to feed our animals
Date Jul 13, 2023
At the Aquarium

Returned to Appalachia: Our Baby Brookies Are Home Again!
Date Jul 10, 2023
In the Field

Director Jonathan Bird Discusses Ancient Caves 3D
Date Jul 8, 2023
IMAX

We’re Raising Hundreds of Baby Darters to Help Endangered Mussels!
Date Jul 3, 2023
In the Field

Growing Pains — The Danger of Removing Turtles from the…
Date Jun 22, 2023
At the Aquarium

Why Tennessee Is Working to Support Pollinators Along Its Highways…
Date Jun 20, 2023
At the Aquarium

Five native Tennessee plants that attract pollinators to your yard
Date Jun 12, 2023
Currents

How We’re Using a Laser to Help Our Elderly Lemur…
Date Jun 11, 2023
At the Aquarium

Meet four amazing animal moms
Date May 12, 2023
Currents

Why is Southern Appalachia so salamander-friendly?
Date May 5, 2023
Currents

Watch a CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Turtle Hatch From Its Egg!
Date May 4, 2023
At the Aquarium

Earth (Day) to Dalton
Date Apr 27, 2023
Currents

How to use your smartphone to become a citizen scientist
Date Apr 24, 2023
Currents

Six ways to keep pets safe from wildlife (and vice…
Date Apr 11, 2023
Currents

Small-mouth Buffalo Migration, the Southeast’s Answer to the Salmon Run
Date Mar 31, 2023
In the Field

We just hatched a PAIR of the world’s rarest turtles
Date Mar 30, 2023
At the Aquarium

Introducing the latest Secret Reef residents: Spotted Eagle Rays
Date Mar 27, 2023
At the Aquarium

What spring means for the wildlife of East Tennessee
Date Mar 22, 2023
Currents

Spring’s Finally Here and Our Swamp is HUNGRY!
Date Mar 20, 2023
At the Aquarium

A legacy of great expectations
Date Mar 10, 2023
At the Aquarium

Why We Designed Our Newest Showcase Exhibit to Recreate a…
Date Mar 5, 2023
At the Aquarium

Ridges to Rivers: a multi-sensory journey through Southern Appalachian streams
Date Feb 15, 2023
At the Aquarium

Playing with Paper and Clay: How We Design New Exhibits
Date Feb 14, 2023
At the Aquarium

Staff Reflections For Black History Month
Date Feb 10, 2023
Currents

Performing super cool – literally – surgery on a Sandbar…
Date Feb 8, 2023
At the Aquarium

Using Tiny Sea Slugs to Clean Up Our Largest Exhibit
Date Jan 27, 2023
At the Aquarium

Saying goodbye to River Otter Falls’ oldest resident
Date Jan 26, 2023
At the Aquarium

Meet the Tangerine Darter: a little fish with a big…
Date Jan 23, 2023
Currents

Keeper POV: Hand Feeding Hungry Stingrays
Date Jan 19, 2023
At the Aquarium

Q&A: Serengeti 3D’s award-winning cinematographer Michael Dalton-Smith
Date Jan 9, 2023
IMAX

How to see majestic Sandhill Cranes overwintering in Tennessee
Date Dec 20, 2022
Currents

How to help pollinators by planting native perennials
Date Dec 5, 2022
Currents

Considering successes and ongoing struggles on World Wildlife Conservation Day
Date Dec 2, 2022
Currents

Keeper POV: A Morning With Our Giant Pacific Octopus
Date Nov 29, 2022
At the Aquarium

Pass the crickets, please: Nourishing the Aquarium’s inhabitants
Date Nov 22, 2022
At the Aquarium

Keeper POV: Feeding and Scrubbing Stingray Bay
Date Sep 13, 2022
At the Aquarium

Salamander exhibit re-opens with larger habitat
Date Sep 13, 2022
At the Aquarium

Sea Lions: Life by a Whisker 3D premieres on Sept.…
Date Sep 7, 2022
IMAX

Aquarium leading partnership to improve water quality, farming in Southeast…
Date Sep 7, 2022
Currents

Wishing ‘Happy Trails’ to Our Most-Senior Environmental Educator
Date Sep 7, 2022
At the Aquarium

A High-Flying Chat with Wings Over Water Director Andrew Young
Date Aug 15, 2022
IMAX

A Nerdy Birdy Chat with Audubon Chief Conservation Officer Marshall…
Date Jul 26, 2022
IMAX

Three Short Tail Nurse Sharks Hatched Just In Time For…
Date Jul 19, 2022
At the Aquarium

Living with snakes in the South
Date Jul 15, 2022
Currents

Summer break in the scientific trenches
Date Jun 29, 2022
In the Field

Wings Over Water 3D brings the majesty of wetlands birds…
Date Jun 24, 2022
IMAX

The long game: Ten years into the restoration of Brookies…
Date Jun 15, 2022
In the Field

Meet the veterinarian caring for the Aquarium’s finned and furred…
Date Jun 13, 2022
At the Aquarium

Check out the Aquarium’s new and improved gift shop
Date Jun 13, 2022
At the Aquarium

Looking Upstream: Seeking a Solution to Plastic Pollution
Date Jun 9, 2022
Currents

Ten years helping Tennessee’s only native trout
Date Jun 6, 2022
In the Field

Working with farmers to save one of America’s most-endangered fish
Date May 20, 2022
In the Field

Meet the industrious builders of freshwater streams
Date May 19, 2022
Currents

Beautiful, colored-up Saffron Shiners breeding in the Tellico River!
Date May 14, 2022
In the Field

It’s tough being mom to a teenage tortoise
Date May 12, 2022
At the Aquarium

Duck Family Nests On Aquarium Plaza
Date May 5, 2022
At the Aquarium

Keeper POV: Penguins
Date Apr 28, 2022
At the Aquarium

Finding a rainbow in Rivers of the World
Date Apr 21, 2022
At the Aquarium

The end of a long life, well-lived
Date Apr 18, 2022
At the Aquarium

Keeper POV: Gardening at the Aquarium
Date Apr 7, 2022
At the Aquarium

Penguin Nesting Season Kicking Off at the Aquarium
Date Apr 1, 2022
At the Aquarium

Keeper POV: Morning Prep in Lemur Forest
Date Mar 3, 2022
At the Aquarium

Out of place: How invasive species impact native environments
Date Mar 1, 2022
Currents

A chat with the writer/director of Ocean Odyssey 3D!
Date Feb 25, 2022
IMAX

Rare live footage captured of Sand Tiger Shark mating
Date Feb 14, 2022
Currents

Tips for cultivating a bird and wildlife-friendly backyard
Date Feb 8, 2022
Currents

Keeper POV: Unpacking a special delivery to our Butterfly Garden
Date Jan 31, 2022
At the Aquarium

Surveying fish highways under Southeastern roads
Date Jan 25, 2022
In the Field

Meet the fabulous flying squirrels in your backyard
Date Jan 20, 2022
Currents

Our auspicious Aussie ambassadors
Date Jan 12, 2022
IMAX

Houseplant care tips from the Tennessee Aquarium’s plant expert
Date Jan 10, 2022
Currents

Touring Conservation Science HQ Opens Students’ Eyes to STEM Careers
Date Dec 7, 2021
Currents

Lions, lobsters, and crabs, oh my!
Date Dec 7, 2021
At the Aquarium

Flight of the Butterflies 3D Returns to IMAX for Limited…
Date Nov 17, 2021
IMAX

Transforming an Exhibit: An Aquarist’s Perspective
Date Nov 15, 2021
At the Aquarium

Q&A with the Aquarium’s Butterfly Expert
Date Nov 12, 2021
At the Aquarium

Keeper POV: Alligator Snack Time
Date Nov 11, 2021
At the Aquarium

STEM Professions Keep the Tennessee Aquarium Afloat
Date Nov 5, 2021
At the Aquarium

Butterflies Returning to Tennessee Aquarium Garden
Date Nov 2, 2021
At the Aquarium
A Fin-tastic First Five at Our Conservation HQ
Date Oct 22, 2021
Currents

East Tennessee leaf-peeping predictions looking rosy
Date Oct 21, 2021
Currents

Reflecting on the crown jewel of the Tennessee Aquarium
Date Oct 18, 2021
At the Aquarium

Collecting Enormous Darters to Help Endangered Freshwater Mussels
Date Oct 13, 2021
In the Field

Monarch Butterflies Traveling Through the Southeast During Annual Migration
Date Oct 1, 2021
Currents

Freshly Planted: A newly arrived horticulturist’s take on tending an…
Date Oct 1, 2021
At the Aquarium

Snorkeling for Elusive Darters in Southern Appalachia
Date Sep 14, 2021
In the Field

A Celebratory Discussion: Snail Darter Delisted as an Endangered Species
Date Sep 1, 2021
Currents

Watching the water
Date Aug 19, 2021
Currents

Antarctica 3D Coming to IMAX
Date Aug 19, 2021
IMAX

An Aquarium Baby Boom!
Date Jul 27, 2021
At the Aquarium

Baby Long-spine Porcupinefish Being Raised at the Aquarium
Date Jul 23, 2021
At the Aquarium

Farewell to the queen of Lemur Forest
Date Jun 25, 2021
At the Aquarium

Teaming Up to Evaluate a Life-Rich Alabama Stream!
Date Jun 10, 2021
In the Field

Great Bear Rainforest Crew Capture Humpbacks Bubble Net Feeding
Date Jun 9, 2021
IMAX

Hatching a critically endangered shark pup
Date Jun 7, 2021
At the Aquarium

Caretakers: Animals’ First Line of Defense
Date Jun 3, 2021
At the Aquarium

Great Bear Rainforest 3D Debuts at IMAX
Date May 24, 2021
IMAX

Introducing a bumpy-skinned expert at camouflage
Date May 7, 2021
At the Aquarium

Aquarium Scientists Aid in Wisconsin Lake Sturgeon Spawn
Date May 6, 2021
In the Field

Check out this CRAZY time lapse of a Spider Crab…
Date May 4, 2021
At the Aquarium

New Aquarium exhibits highlight impact of road litter and microplastics…
Date Apr 19, 2021
At the Aquarium

A chat with NASA astronaut John Herrington
Date Apr 7, 2021
IMAX

After almost 30 years, lead horticulturist Christine Hunt is leafing…
Date Apr 5, 2021
Currents

A New Pup Born in Stingray Bay
Date Mar 2, 2021
At the Aquarium

Global Passport: Explore the World on the Chattanooga Riverfront
Date Mar 2, 2021
Currents

A Chat with Great Smoky Mountains Superintendent Cassius Cash
Date Feb 25, 2021
Currents

2020: A Year of Intense Adversity, Surprising Success
Date Feb 22, 2021
Currents

February is National Bird Feeding Month
Date Feb 16, 2021
Currents

A chat with celebrated bird nerd Dr. J. Drew Lanham
Date Feb 15, 2021
Currents

Turnip the Tortoise Takes Over the Internet
Date Feb 12, 2021
Currents

Into America’s Wild 3D Now at IMAX
Date Feb 8, 2021
IMAX

How to Build A DIY Bird Feeder
Date Feb 8, 2021
Currents

The Joys of Birding
Date Feb 2, 2021
In the Field

New Sandbar Shark in the Secret Reef
Date Jan 13, 2021
At the Aquarium

Hard-won successes: Conservation projects in 2020
Date Dec 3, 2020
In the Field

From eggs to exhibit: Fish Nursery display coming to Island…
Date Dec 2, 2020
At the Aquarium

Buy A Holiday Gift Membership + Get A FREE Turtle…
Date Nov 17, 2020

A Lucky Shell-ebration: Aquarium hatches seven endangered baby turtles
Date Aug 4, 2020
At the Aquarium

New Stream, New Chapter for the Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
Date Jun 9, 2020
In the Field

Oscar: The Little Turtle That Could
Date Mar 12, 2020
At the Aquarium

AZA SAFE: Saving Turtles Together
Date Feb 25, 2020
At the Aquarium

National Geographic Visits the Aquarium to Fill the Photo Ark
Date Feb 17, 2020
Currents

Diversity Fellowship Renamed For Aquarium Pioneer Jim Hill
Date Feb 3, 2020
Currents

Artist Turns Blank Exhibit Wall into a Forested Glen
Date Feb 3, 2020

Get Hypnotized By Stowaway Barnacles
Date Jan 30, 2020
At the Aquarium

These Turtle Hatchlings Are Too Cute For Words
Date Jan 22, 2020
At the Aquarium

For Every Creature, an Equal Voice
Date Jan 22, 2020
Currents

Giant-Screen Cliffhangers Take You to New Heights
Date Jan 8, 2020
IMAX
Shell-ebrating Turtles
Date Jan 2, 2020
At the Aquarium

Dr. Bernie and the Search for Lost Species
Date Dec 4, 2019
In the Field
Celebrating “Mr. Bill”
Date Nov 21, 2019
Currents

Hired Muscles for Mussels
Date Nov 8, 2019
In the Field

Barrens Topminnow Named an Endangered Species
Date Oct 22, 2019
Currents

A Conservation Milestone: More Than 250,000 Lake Sturgeon Released Into…
Date Oct 15, 2019
In the Field

Georgia Bound Looking for an Endangered Darter
Date Sep 16, 2019
In the Field

A Battle Worth Carping About
Date Sep 12, 2019
Currents

Baby Madagascar Giant Day Geckos Hatch in Island Life
Date Aug 28, 2019
At the Aquarium
Aquarium Hatches Baby Shark in the Middle of Shark Week
Date Jul 31, 2019
At the Aquarium

The Importance of Animal Enrichment
Date Jul 26, 2019
At the Aquarium

Shello World! Quartet of Endangered Four-Eyed Turtles Hatch at the…
Date Jul 1, 2019
At the Aquarium
Teachers Getting Hands-On With Freshwater Science
Date Jun 20, 2019
Currents

Volcanoes 3D: Fires of Creation Now Playing at IMAX
Date Jun 19, 2019
IMAX

Building a Fish Nursery
Date Jun 6, 2019
At the Aquarium

Massive Mural By Chattanooga Woodworking Academy Installed in Tennessee Aquarium
Date May 29, 2019
Currents

New IMAX Film Dives Deep into Riches, Threats of an…
Date May 23, 2019
IMAX

Working to Save One of the Most Endangered Fish in…
Date May 16, 2019
In the Field
San Diego Zoo Kids Channel Begins Broadcasting at Children’s Hospital…
Date Apr 11, 2019
Currents

“Beak” to Full Health: A Penguin’s Trip to the Dentist
Date Mar 19, 2019
At the Aquarium
A Facebook for Fish: Freshwater Information Network (FIN)
Date Dec 7, 2018
In the Field
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