Category: Laboratory

  • Consigli Construction: The Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation

    Consigli Construction: The Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by Consigli Construction Co., Inc (@consigliconstruction) Thank you to Consigli Construction for sharing this exciting video spotlight…

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  • 🥧 Pi, Pie, and Particle Propulsion

    🥧 Pi, Pie, and Particle Propulsion

    Today we’re exploring a scientific instrument with a whole lot of PIE-tential. The biolistic particle delivery system helps scientists study the traits and characteristics of…

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  • Bubbling Up at OSM

    Bubbling Up at OSM

    Inspiration. Connection. Invigoration. This week’s Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) is delivering on excellence, and Bigelow Laboratory’s team is proud to be part of it! Check…

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  • Off to OSM!

    Off to OSM!

    This week, a large group of Bigelow Laboratory researchers are headed across the pond to take part in the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in Glasgow,…

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  • Feeling the Love

    Feeling the Love

    Today, Bigelow Laboratory is swooning over some really lovely news. We’ve once again received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and a Platinum Seal of…

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  • Glowing and Growing

    Glowing and Growing

    On Thursday, Research Technician Lydia Pinard snapped a stunning sunrise illuminating the Pavlova and Nannochloropsis cultures in Bigelow Laboratory‘s greenhouse. Thanks for sharing, Lydia, and…

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  • Chili Vibes Only 🌶️

    Chili Vibes Only 🌶️

    Earlier today, Bigelow Laboratory hosted its 10th annual chili cook-off. Team members broke out their best recipes and flooded our campus with copious numbers of…

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  • Rewarding Careers at Bigelow Laboratory

    Rewarding Careers at Bigelow Laboratory

    If you’re looking for a rewarding career that puts ocean science front and center, consider joining Bigelow Laboratory! The institution is currently hiring several positions…

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  • January 2026 E-news

    January 2026 E-news

    Catch up on the latest news and updates from Bigelow Laboratory in our January 2026 E-news!

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  • Big Glow over Bigelow

    Big Glow over Bigelow

    On Tuesday evening, Senior Research Scientist Peter Countway snapped this awesome shot of the aurora borealis over Bigelow Laboratory’s campus. The northern lights have been…

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  • A Triple Rainbow

    A Triple Rainbow

    Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly. But underneath it: algae grows! Check out this neat snap of a double rainbow over our greenhouse from the…

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  • Cheers to Collaboration

    Cheers to Collaboration

    This evening, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosted the Maine Marine Science Consortium employee mixer. The event offered an opportunity for staff across the consortium’s…

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  • Donor Profile: Donna and Charles Bagley, Council Members

    Donor Profile: Donna and Charles Bagley, Council Members

    The discoveries and innovations that come out of Bigelow Laboratory are only possible because of the generous contributions of donors. Our community of supporters help…

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  • Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Local Initiatives

    Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Local Initiatives

    Despite Bigelow Laboratory’s global focus, we’ve always valued our homebase — seeking to bring Maine to the world and to the world to Maine. Check…

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  • Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Partnerships

    Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Partnerships

    Bigelow Laboratory researchers collaborate with agencies, resource managers, and local governments to share our expertise and analytical capacity. Learn more about how our partnerships help…

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  • Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Discoveries

    Transect Magazine Research Round-up: Discoveries

    Bigelow Laboratory researchers study every corner of the ocean to reveal its mysteries and help illuminate the foundations of ocean health. Explore some of our…

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  • New Year’s Eve Boat Drop

    New Year’s Eve Boat Drop

    Whether you’re watching a sparkly ball descend in Time’s Square or this much cooler capture of the R/V Clarice being lowered into the Harraseeket River…

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  • Innovation and Gumption

    Innovation and Gumption

    Much like the ever-churning surface of the ocean, 2025 proved to be a wildly unpredictable year for U.S. science. Despite the continuous ebbs and flows,…

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  • Co-Co-Co! ❄️

    Co-Co-Co! ❄️

    ‘Tis the 🌊SEA-son to get festive with a brand-new Bigelow Laboratory coccolithophore ornament!  Now available in the online shop, this ornament features our logo on…

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  • Explore Our Economic Impact

    Explore Our Economic Impact

    At Bigelow Laboratory, we go to great lengths to gather solid, actionable data.  While we’ve long known that our institution’s efforts to build, buy, contract,…

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