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The research team extracted a sediment core from below a commercial kelp farm

eDNA Can Help Detect Kelp-Derived Carbon on Ocean Floor

09-17-2025

Researchers have developed environmental DNA tools to measure kelp deposition and examine the biological communities in sediments below Gulf of Maine kelp farms, which could help inform carbon dioxide removal efforts.

Right whales passing each other in the Gulf of Maine

New Approach Improves Right Whale Distribution Models

09-16-2025

Researchers have published a new approach for incorporating direct information on zooplankton prey to improve model predictions in models that estimate North Atlantic right whale density, which could in turn inform management efforts.

The Single Cell Genomics Center at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Researchers Quantify Rate of Essential Evolutionary Process

09-05-2025

Researchers have published the first quantitative analysis of lateral gene transfer rates in the ocean, illuminating the adaptability of marine microbes and the significance of ongoing evolutionary processes to marine life.

Sea stars being held for an experiment in the advanced seawater suite at Bigelow Laboratory

New Study Finds Concerning Sea Star Response to a Neurotoxin

08-28-2025

Scientists, led by a student intern at Bigelow Laboratory, have published new research on how sea stars from both coasts are accumulating — and physiologically reacting to — the potent, algae-derived neurotoxin domoic acid.