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camouflaged octopus on ocean floor

How Scientists Learn From the Masters of Invisibility: Octopuses | National Geographic

January 14, 2026

MBL view from Eel Pond

Marine Biological Laboratory names Damian N. Desiderio Chief Financial and Operating Officer

January 13, 2026

MBL and Woods Hole from drone.

MBL Highlights of 2025

January 9, 2026

seagrass ecologists and conservation biologists, and plant scientists specializing in biotechnology gathered at the MBL for a seagrass workshop

Can Plant Biotechnology Save the Disappearing Seagrass?

January 9, 2026

MBLWHOI Library Stacks. Credit: MBL Archives

New Publications: November 2025

December 22, 2025

MBLWHOI Library Stacks. Credit: MBL Archives

New Publications: October 2025

November 21, 2025

Dr James G. Townsel

Marine Biological Laboratory Added as First Off-Island Stop on Martha’s Vineyard African American Heritage Trail

November 20, 2025

MBLWHOI Library Stacks. Credit: MBL Archives

New Publications: September 2025

October 21, 2025

human gut

Dominant Gut Bacteria Accelerate Gene Evolution in the Human Microbiome

October 9, 2025