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Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University
By taking the surface temperature and measuring against the health of marine life and ecosystems, Associate Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences Randall Hughes has found a novel approach to tracking ecosystems and marine life health. Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University
Researchers in the Philippines pulled 88 pounds of plastic out of the stomach of a dead Cuvier’s beaked whale. Photo courtesy of D’ Bone Collector Museum
Research
Researchers at the Marine Science Center engage in vibrant and diverse research. Many core research topics relate to understanding how the projected impacts of climate change will affect marine habitats, and how urban communities along the coast can best prepare for these impacts.
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