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Inside Science | Warming Tropical Soils May Release Huge Amounts of Stored Carbon
October 2, 2019
The heat-trapping gases humans release into the air are warming the planet. But humble... more»
WBUR | MBL’s Anne Giblin Comments on U.N. Climate Report on Oceans
September 26, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report Wednesday detailing how climate... more»
Hurricane Nicole Sheds Light on How Storms Impact Deep Ocean
September 19, 2019
In early October 2016, a tropical storm named Nicole formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It... more»
CapeCod.com | MBL Scientists Study Impact on Nitrate in Salt Marshes
September 9, 2019
WOODS HOLE – Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory have studied salt marshes and... more»
Salt Marshes' Capacity to Store Carbon may be Threatened by Nitrogen Pollution
August 23, 2019
Deep in the waterlogged peat of salt marshes, carbon is stored at much greater rates than in land... more»
Team Explores the Recovery, Resilience of a Stressed Salt Marsh
July 29, 2019
Day in and day out for 13 years, scientists slowly dripped fertilizers into a pristine section of... more»
Scientists Urge Formation of National Network to Accelerate Climate Change Action
April 4, 2019
A non-federal network that will leverage science to manage climate change risks in the United... more»
Rooted in research: A study looks at effects of climate change on a less visible matter
January 15, 2019
Global warming brings to mind scenes of devastating natural disasters and polar bears on shrinking... more»
Team Studies how Viral Infections in Plants may Affect Carbon Storage in Soil
January 9, 2019
MBL Senior Scientist Zoe Cardon has received a collaborative grant from the Department of Energy to... more»
Improving Predictions of Soil Microbe Responses to Global Change
November 27, 2018
In most soil microbial communities, the controls on growth and metabolism are poorly understood and... more»
Five Reasons the Earth’s Climate Depends on Forests | Climate and Land Use Alliance
October 10, 2018
MBL Distinguished Scientist Jerry Melillo and MBL Fellow Robert Howarth of Cornell University are... more»
Long-Term Study of Oil Spill Impacts in Gulf of Mexico is Renewed
October 10, 2018
Anne Giblin, Interim Director of the MBL Ecosystems Center, has received funding for a study on... more»
MBL Team to Assess How Managing Forests May Reduce Nitrogen Load to Cape Cod Waters
August 21, 2018
MBL Ecosystems Center scientists Ivan Valiela and Javier Lloret have received a grant to quantify... more»
Study Aims to Understand Invasive Algae's Success in New England Waters
May 14, 2018
One of the world’s most successful marine invasive species — the red... more»
MBL Scientists Describe Major Differences Between Related Desert and Aquatic Algae
April 10, 2018
Staying alive in the desert is no simple matter for green algae whose evolutionary ancestors lived... more»
Team Discovers a Significant Role for Nitrate in the Arctic Landscape
March 26, 2018
Nitrogen, an essential plant nutrient, is most readily absorbed by plants in its ammonium and... more»
Zoe Cardon is Elected Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
March 1, 2018
MBL Senior Scientist Zoe G. Cardon has been elected a life Fellow of the Ecological Society of... more»
MBL Researchers Contribute to Children's Book on Impacts of Fertilizers and Pesticides
January 25, 2018
Jane Tucker, senior research assistant in the MBL Ecosystems Center, co-wrote this new book for... more»
Framework for Reducing Nitrogen Pollution on College Campuses Receives National Award
November 16, 2017
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and six partners have received an award for developing... more»
Team Explores Salt Marsh Restoration to Offset Global Warming
November 8, 2017
Salt marshes have been flooded by inland freshwater along nearly a third of the U.S. Atlantic... more»