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(Video) The Future of Sunscreen

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

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.

An aerial photo shows flooded homes along the Arkansas River in Sand Spring, Oklahoma. Communities that have seen little rain are getting hit by historic flooding along the Arkansas River thanks to downpours upstream that have prompted officials to open dams to protect some cities but inundate others with swells of water. (DroneBase via AP)

The Trouble with Flood Defenses in the Midwest

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Communities that have seen little rain are getting hit by historic flooding along the Arkansas River thanks to downpours upstream.

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Giant Eels and Rare Penguins: Co-ops get a Crash Course in Marine Science

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Co-ops at the New England Aquarium get to interact with fascinating ocean animals from around the world. But they have to put in a lot of hard work first.

Michelle Mouw, the chief operating officer of Mass Hike, says that she joined the organization because she believes in the restorative and healing effects of nature. “This company is important to me because I believe access to nature is not a privilege, but a right,” she says. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

She’s Giving Boston Residents a Taste of the Great Outdoors

Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

Michelle Mouw, the chief operating officer of Mass Hike, says that she joined the organization because she believes in the restorative and healing effects of nature.

H. William Detrich, a Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, has demonstrated that sperm and eggs from two different species of icefish can combine to create viable offspring. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Here’s How a Failed Experiment Led to a New Discovery

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

H. William Detrich, Northeastern professor of marine and environmental sciences, recently demonstrated that sperm and eggs from icefish in two different genera can combine to create viable offspring.

Photo: A total of 11 Northeastern students have received Truman and Fulbright Scholarships in 2019. They’re serving underrepresented populations, searching for answers to some of the most vexing diseases, and fighting for gender equality. Composite image by News@Northeastern.

Northeastern Students Awarded Two Truman, Nine Fulbright Scholarships

Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences

A total of 11 Northeastern students have received Truman and Fulbright Scholarships in 2019. They’re serving underrepresented populations, searching for answers to some of the most vexing diseases, and fighting for gender equality.

Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. Photo by Benjamin Bertsch/Northeastern University

This Website is a Science Teacher’s Dream Come True

Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center

Northeastern’s Marine Science Center has created a new series of online educational resources for science teachers to use to inside and outside their classrooms.

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