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Setting up sampling poles at Trunk River.

Making "Lemonade": Chance Observation Leads to Insight on Microbial Bloom Formation

January 23, 2020

A live giant squid (Architeuthis dux) is hauled to the surface on a baited hook in Japan.

The Legendary, Mysterious Giant Squid's Genome is Revealed

January 16, 2020

A juvenile crab looks at its reflection.

From Crab Studies, a Broader Approach to Identifying Brain Cells

December 30, 2019

Jianwu Tang measures greenhouse gas emissions from a salt marsh on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 2013. Credit: Jianwu Tang

The Good News: Wetlands Can Keep Up with Sea Level Rise to Offset Climate Change

December 20, 2019

Plastisphere-sample-from-Vineyard-Sound

Caught on Camera: The Bacterial Communities 'Hitchhiking' on Marine Plastic Trash

November 29, 2019

Fungal colonies cultured from samples collected in various Woods Hole marine environments.

Deepening Diversity: First In-Depth Study of Marine Fungi and Their Reproduction Emerges from MBL

October 25, 2019

Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) skin

Scientists Propose Network of Imaging Centers to Drive Innovation in Biological Research

August 24, 2019

Salt marsh in Rowley, Mass.

Salt Marshes' Capacity to Store Carbon may be Threatened by Nitrogen Pollution

August 23, 2019

The esophagus of a cuttlefish. Bacteria (red) are in a layer of mucus (green) lining the inside of the esophagus. Cuttlefish cell nuclei are shown in blue.

The Cuttlefish May be Flashy, but its Microbiome is Super Simple, Team Reports

July 25, 2019