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Beth Orcutt named to MITC Board of Directors
We are pleased to share that Bigelow Laboratory Vice President for Research and Senior Research Scientist Beth Orcutt has been named to the Maine International Trade Center Board of Directors. She was…
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Somewhere over the algae rainbow
One of Bigelow Laboratory’s awesome research technicians, Lydia Pinard, shared her wealth of kelp-ful knowledge with young campers at the Growing Agents of Change summer camp last week at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.…
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The Changing Gulf of Maine: Challenges and Opportunities
On Thursday, August 12 at 4 p.m., join Deborah Bronk, president and CEO of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, for a presentation at the Wilson Museum‘s Hutchins Education Center. The Gulf of…
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🪼 Siphonophores, jellies, squids…oh my!
We had a packed house last week for SRS John Burns’ CafĂ© Sci talk on the extraordinary life hidden in the ocean’s midwater — one of Earth’s largest but least explored habitats.…
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Planting the seeds for ocean education
This week, Bigelow Laboratory welcomed an incredible cohort of middle and high school science teachers to the lab to provide hands-on training to enhance ocean science in the classroom! The BLOOM Educators Program…
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Sea-ramics
We’re so thrilled to showcase this gorgeous ceramic sea urchin at Bigelow Laboratory! Inspired by the sea urchins found along the coastline, this sculpture celebrates the intricate beauty of these ancient and…
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Seeing Red
For decades, scientists have used ocean color observed from space to estimate the abundance of phytoplankton. Now, scientists at Bigelow Laboratory are hoping to do the same for zooplankton. Many copepods contain…
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Not thriving, but certainly surviving
What happens beneath the seafloor where life survives on almost no energy? Thank you to everyone who joined us at Bigelow Laboratory this week for the second CafĂ© Sci talk to find…
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Making a Splash!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an unforgettable evening at Bigelow Laboratory during the Big Splash! The event brought together our community of supporters, friends, and ocean champions for a…
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Congratulations, 2026 REU Cohort! đź‘Ź
Today, our undergraduate summer interns shared their poster presentations at Bigelow Laboratory, highlighting the intensive research they have done over the past 10 weeks. Each student in the program was paired with a…
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Micronutrients, Macro Impact
Just like humans, phytoplankton need iron to survive. But while iron is plentiful on land, it is often much harder to come by in the ocean. Researchers from Bigelow Laboratory are part…
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Summer Events at Bigelow Laboratory
Peak summer in Maine is known for being short, sweet, and packed to the gills with activity! It’s no different here at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Throughout the summer, we regularly…
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Revolutionary Ideas
We were thrilled to welcome hundreds of visitors to Bigelow Laboratory this weekend as the Lincoln County host for Maine Historical Society’s statewide Declaration of Independence tour. Guests of all ages had…
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N-Ice to See You!
Thank you to the nearly 200 people who joined us in the Bigelow Laboratory forum yesterday for the first CafĂ© Sci of the season to explore the chilly waters surrounding Antarctica! We’re so…
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New Bigelowian Alert
We are excited to welcome Nick Mancuso to the Bigelow Laboratory team as our second Leadership Giving Officer! In this role, Nick will help grow support for the lab by building meaningful…
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Tote-ally Ocean Obsessed
Show your love for our work with the new Bigelow Laboratory Boat & Tote! You can even add a little extra bling from the L.L. Bean charm bar if you want to…
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Exchange of Ideas
We had a wonderful time welcoming this year’s group of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness interns to Bigelow Laboratory! Over several days, the interns joined our REU students out on the water…
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Ripples of Impact
The groundbreaking microbial ocean science produced by Bigelow Laboratory is made possible by supporters like Howard Adams. Howard’s lifelong love of the ocean developed during his childhood on the rocky coast of…
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Howdy from Halifax!
Bigelow Laboratory SRS Karen Stamieszkin, visiting student Reyes MartĂn RodrĂguez, and REU Lulu Baker recently spent three days on a research cruise off Halifax, Nova Scotia, collecting samples to better understand how…
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