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This GOES-16, GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at 17:10 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian moving off the east coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. (NOAA via AP)

This satellite image, taken on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Hurricane Dorian moving off the east coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA via AP

The First Line of Defense for Hurricane Dorian Is the Shoreline

Marine and Environmental Sciences

Climate change is increasing the probability of hurricanes like Dorian, while development is destroying natural protective barriers like mangrove trees. So what can we do about it? Professor Steven Scyphers lends his expertise.

Neri dos Santos Silva watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The Amazon Rainforest Has Been Burning for Weeks. Here’s Why That Matters.

Marine and Environmental Sciences

The Amazon rainforest is on fire. Aron Stubbins, professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern, explains why that's a global problem.

09/14/15 – NAHANT, MA. – Kathleen Lotterhaus, Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at the Northeastern University Marine Science Center in Nahant. Photo by: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

When DNA Goes Upside-down, so Can the Research

In a new paper, MES Assistant Professor Katie Lotterhos examines the nature of inverted DNA and its effect on statistical analysis.

07/31/19 - BOSTON, MA. - Aron Stubbins, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, uses a solar simulator to inspect microplastics from the open ocean in the Mugar Life Sciences Building on July 31, 2019. Stubbins received a grant from the National Sciences Foundation to study the effect of sunlight on microplastics. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Aron Stubbins, associate professor of marine and environmental sciences, uses a solar simulator to inspect microplastics from the open ocean in the Mugar Life Sciences Building. Stubbins received a grant from the National Sciences Foundation to study the effect of sunlight on microplastics. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Nearly Eight Million Tons of Plastic Is Missing from Our Oceans. Where Did It Go?

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

Professor Aron Stubbins's research into microplastics provides important insight into the whereabouts of almost eight million metric tons of missing plastic.

Pleistocene fossil of Acropora prolifera collected in the Falmouth Formation, Rio Bueno, Jamaica, W.I. Photo by William F. Precht

How Coral Hybridization in the Caribbean Could Change Our Understanding of Disease and Genetics

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Professor Steven Vollmer and his co-authors discussed the fossil and genetic context that proves the long-term existence of a specific coral hybrid.

Alexandra Doudera, second from the right, founded Saltwater Classroom, a nonprofit that teaches middle school students around the world about the importance of protecting our oceans. Photo courtesy of Alexandra Doudera.

Our Oceans Are in Trouble. She’s Teaching the next Generation of Scientists to Help.

Marine and Environmental Sciences

Northeastern alum Alexandra Doudera got inspiration for her senior capstone project while studying abroad in Chile. That capstone was the catalyst for Saltwater Classroom.

(Video) The Future of Sunscreen

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

The pigments in the skin of cephalopods, including squid, octopus, and cuttlefish, can absorb ultraviolet radiation. Researchers in Northeastern’s Biomaterials Design Group are studying these animals to find ways to create new, environmentally friendly sunscreen.

Fresh caught Cod Fish in IcelandaCod in the Gulf of Maine can be divided into two, genetically-distinct subgroups, based on what time of year they spawn. iStock photo

This Discovery Could Be the Key to Managing New England’s Cod Population

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Although fisheries managers treat cod in the Gulf of Maine as a single population, the fish can be divided into two, genetically distinct subgroups.

Photo by Dan Distel

Here’s How Mollusks That Grow Fat on a Diet of Rock Might Help Us

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Scientists are turning to shipworms and other mollusks as a potential source of new compounds for human medicine.

H. William Detrich, a Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, is studying the unique adaptations of antarctic fish. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Fragile Bones, Bad Blood, and Giant Hearts: What Antarctic Fish Might Tell Us about Climate Change and Human Health

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

A new study of notothenioids from Northeastern’s Marine Science Center helps inform our understanding of how species diversify in response to environmental change.

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