If you plant it they will come – what to…
Date Apr 4, 2024
Currents
Animal care team steps up training and enrichment for lone…
Date Apr 3, 2024
At the Aquarium
Lucky seven: Hatching a record clutch of critically endangered turtles
Date Mar 28, 2024
At the Aquarium
These boating practices help keep our rivers and streams clean
Date Mar 22, 2024
Currents
Searching for the elusive Trispot Darter
Date Mar 18, 2024
In the Field
Properly disposing of household hazardous waste helps keep our waterways…
Date Mar 6, 2024
Currents
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D brings the planet’s…
Date Feb 29, 2024
IMAX
National Geographic Photo Ark exhibition coming to the Tennessee Aquarium…
Date Feb 26, 2024
At the Aquarium
AN Interview with Dr. Diane Gendron, Marine Biologist and Star…
Date Feb 20, 2024
IMAX
Staff Reflections For Black History Month Part 2
Date Feb 9, 2024
The fascinating connection between salamanders and temporary wetlands
Date Feb 7, 2024
Currents
A hard fight, harder farewell
Date Feb 1, 2024
At the Aquarium
New Portable X-Ray Machine Dials Up Animal Care
Date Dec 22, 2023
At the Aquarium
How to get started birdwatching
Date Dec 14, 2023
Currents
How Penguins’ Rock’s lighting mimics Antarctic seasons and ensures happy…
Date Dec 1, 2023
At the Aquarium
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
Long Live the King
Date Nov 3, 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
Tennessee Aquarium celebrates Día de los Muertos with its first…
Date Oct 25, 2023
At the Aquarium
A Beautiful Day for a Sturgeon Release
Date Oct 16, 2023
In the Field
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
We’re Tattooing Fish (For Science!)
Date Oct 6, 2023
In the Field
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
We just hatched a glow-in-the-dark shark!
Date Jul 21, 2023
At the Aquarium
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
The Plight of Pollinators
Date Jun 21, 2023
Currents
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
Science without Borders: Helping a Canadian Scientist Find Elusive Sand…
Date Apr 28, 2023
In the Field
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
How high school students are helping save one of America’s…
Date Mar 24, 2023
In the Field
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
Construction Time Lapse: Ridges to Rivers
Date Feb 13, 2023
At the Aquarium
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
Conservation scientists lead students in search for macroinvertebrates
Date Jan 13, 2023
In the Field
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:Releasing Dinosaur Fish Into the Tennessee River
Date Nov 15, 2022
In the Field
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
Keeper POV: Tending an Anemone Garden!
Date Aug 4, 2022
At the Aquarium
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
Five tips for taking better photos at the Aquarium
Date Jun 15, 2022
At the Aquarium
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
Keeper POV: Meal Prepping for Creatures from Around the World
Date May 15, 2022
At the Aquarium
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
Washed Ashore Art Exhibit Comes to the Tennessee Aquarium
Date Apr 12, 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
Scrubbing bubbles in the Secret Reef
Date Feb 8, 2022
At the Aquarium
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
Winter Wildlife: How Southeastern Species Survive in Cold Weather
Date Dec 21, 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
Pots of Gold: Hand-Spawning Native Trout
Date Nov 10, 2021
In the Field
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
Easing the Passing of an Aging Predator
Date Oct 6, 2021
At the Aquarium
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
Freeze-bee in the Antarctic: A Q&A with Polar Biologist Dr.…
Date Aug 11, 2021
IMAX
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
Baby Lake Sturgeon Are Back!
Date Jun 3, 2021
In the Field
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
Chain Catshark Pup Hatches at the Aquarium
Date Apr 8, 2021
At the Aquarium
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
Meet Jennifer Pharr Davis, speed hiker and star of “Into…
Date Feb 16, 2021
IMAX
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
Introducing: Deep Breaths
Date Jan 19, 2021
Currents
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
Reflecting Upon Success
Date Apr 30, 2020
Currents
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
Aquarium Scientists Help Open the STEM-gate for Young Women
Date Jan 29, 2020
In the Field
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
Tennessee Aquarium-Led, International Team Develops Interactive Map of World’s Turtle…
Date Nov 18, 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
Tennessee Aquarium Celebrates More Than 25 Years of Certified Excellence…
Date Aug 8, 2019
Currents
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
Bon Voyage, Brookies!
Date May 31, 2019
In the Field
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
Cleaner, not clean
Date Jun 30, 2017
Currents
Dive in! Get exclusive updates when you subscribe to Aquarium emails.
Get Unlimited
Aquarium Access
Become an Aquarium Member and enjoy unlimited visits, discounted access to events, discounted IMAX access, and more.
Lets Go
Lets Go
→
→