Category: Ocean Health and Function
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Plankton Peeps
The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is one of the oldest and most geographically extensive marine monitoring programs in the world. It provides 90 years of…
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Sequentially Speaking
Bigelow Laboratory’s Single Cell Genomics Center has long been at the forefront of advancing single-cell sequencing technology to better understand the vast and diverse world…
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Microscopic Monsters
Not all algae in Bigelow Laboratory’s National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) collection are peaceful plankton. Some have a monster appetite! Oxyrrhis marina…
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Jump for Joy
Happy Friday! Join us in jumping for joy just like this pod of dolphins, whale, and swordfish spotted in the Gulf of Maine by Bigelow…
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Single-Celled Stressor
This #MicroMonday, check out this algae from the genus Pseudo-nitzschia. It might not appear threatening, but this diatom has a secret that packs a punch. …
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Jumping Genes
Most genes are passed down from parent to offspring. But sometimes genes can be transferred between two cells that aren’t directly related. Scientists know broadly…
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Deep-Sea Dialogue
Last month, diplomats, advocates, and lawyers from around the world gathered in Kingston, Jamaica for the second part of the 30th session of the International…
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Surprisingly Chill Coccolithophores
A team of researchers, led by Senior Research Scientist Emeritus Barney Balch, has published new research helping illuminate some of the mysteries of the remote…
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From Space to Sea
A collaborative project at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is linking satellite data with microscopic marine life to better understand the changing Gulf of Maine.…
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Cracking the Lobster’s Dietary Code
The American lobster may be one of the economic and ecological cornerstones of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem, but scientists still know surprisingly little about…