Tag: Megafauna
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International Seal Day
Happy International Seal Day! Enjoy these photos of playful seals around Antarctica snapped by Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining.
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Whale, You Don’t See That Every Day
This month’s Ocean on Tap speaker is Jessica Woodend of Within the Whale, a hands-on learning program that brings a replica of life-sized whale to…
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Podcast: Ocean Currents, Where are the Right Whales?
In the latest episode of the Ocean Currents podcast, Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Nick Record and meteorologist Dave Epstein discuss North Atlantic right whales…
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Antarctic Dispatch 3: Rothera Research Station
Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining is taking part in the IRON-MAN expedition in and around the southernmost continent. Today, he takes us behind…
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Antarctic Dispatch 2: Aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining is taking part in the IRON-MAN expedition in and around the southernmost continent. Today, we are excited to…
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UMaine News: Five Students Share Why They Chose Maine
Kyle Oliveira, a UMaine PhD student who has worked at Bigelow Laboratory, was highlighted in the University of Maine News about his research learning more…
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Boothbay Register: Orca Spotted Off Maine Coast
Check out this orca sighting in the Gulf of Maine! Bigelow Laboratory Senior Research Scientist Nick Record sheds some light on orca observations in the…
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Whale of a Tale
On Saturday, February 21, join the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Boothbay Region Land Trust at Bigelow Laboratory for Within the Whale, a free,…
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#MicroMonday: Tiny Bites for Marine Giants
Given that they are among the largest animals on the planet, it may seem puzzling that one of the North Atlantic right whale’s key prey…
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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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Following the Fare
The North Atlantic right whale is among the world’s biggest animals. It’s also one of its most endangered. Models of their distribution are essential for…
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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. …