Marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco and her husband split one tenure-track position between them in order to have time to raise their children while moving forward in their careers. In this interview with The Scientist, Lubchenco, former U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, describes her path to a successful life in science, including a “transformative
Rob Phillips, co-director of the MBL’s Physiology course and Physical Biology of the Cell course, talks to WCAI’s Heather Goldstone prior to giving the Friday Evening Lecture this week (July 7 at 8 PM in Lillie Auditorium). By Heather Goldstone & Elsa Partan Most scientists walk a well-worn path to their careers – high school
By Dave Mosher I grew up in Ohio, a state that does not border a salty sea. So any summer that my parents crammed our family into a car and drove to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I was in heaven. Day after day, my brother, sister, and I would play in the warm
Bret Grasse, manager of cephalopod operations at the MBL, recently appeared in a “National Geographic Wild” episode, Man vs. Octopus. Be sure to catch the next airing on June 28 at 8 AM ET. Bret came to the MBL from Monterey Bay Aquarium, where as senior aquarist he maintained a collection of cephalopods including the vampire
By Matt Wood From hands on work in a molecular biology lab to collecting marine specimens off the coast of Cape Cod, 13 science and health journalists recently got a taste of life as a scientist through the Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), an international center for biological and environmental
By Inside Science TV Jellyfish and eels may seem like weak and useless creatures, but what if the process of evolution shaped them to move through the water using little to no energy? They’re more efficient than Michael Phelps at swimming and a Toyota Prius running on gas, and they use less energy than an
By James Gorman Cuttlefish, relatives of octopus and squid, have millions of color cells in their skin, which gives them extraordinary control over their appearance. They are brilliant at camouflage, and they can also create displays to communicate to other cuttlefish. The males do this when they are fighting over a female. Their battles are
By Christopher Neill Starting early in the morning of May 31, volunteers from Falmouth will fan out to estuaries along the Buzzards Bay coastline, where they will measure water temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity and water clarity. Just over a month later, beginning in early July, these same volunteers will return, but this time—and three more
This research is conducted in association with the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research program in Toolik Lake, Alaska, which is directed by MBL Ecosystems Center scientist Ed Rastetter and includes ecologists from MBL and 21 other institutions. By Dave Berndtson Winter ice deposits that form on top of Arctic rivers and provide crucial water for ecosystems
By Ben Guarino When Inky the octopus escaped from his tank at New Zealand’s National Aquarium in April 2016, he squirmed through a six-inch-wide drainpipe and stole away into the Pacific. He stole more than a few human hearts along the way, too. Inky fans celebrated the animal who outwitted the aquarium: “Please watch out —