MSC graduates presented their research to faculty, mentors, and peers this December.

Recent PhD graduate Rebecca Certner and her advisor, Steve Vollmer, are contributing to the emerging field of quorum sensing as mechanism for coral disease development.

The massive bleaching of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is even worse than anticipated, according to new research released this month. We asked Northeastern’s Justin Ries, a marine geologist, about the significance of these findings and why the destruction has been so swift and severe.

The massive bleaching of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is even worse than anticipated, according to new research released this month. We asked Northeastern’s Justin Ries, a marine geologist, about the significance of these findings and why the destruction has been so swift and severe.

New research by Three Seas Alumnus Nathaniel Chu and Associate Professor Steven Vollmer provides important information about the assemblage of microbes living in association with Caribbean corals.

Marine scientists in Australia recently reported that 93 percent of the Great Barrier Reef is now bleached. Northeastern’s Steven Vollmer explains why the condition, typically the result of warming ocean temperatures, could lead to “the ocean’s equivalent of a rainforest with no trees.”

A new study by Associate Professor Steve Vollmer and recent PhD recipient Liz Hemond identifies spatial and temporal differences in gene expression in Caribbean staghorn coral.

Nicole Hays and Samantha Csik are two exemplary undergraduate students, working with faculty advisors at the Marine and Environmental Sciences department, and both have recently received the Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Award.

Nicole Hays and Samantha Csik are two exemplary undergraduate students, working with faculty advisors at the Marine and Environmental Sciences department, and both have recently received the Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Award.

MSC graduate student offers genetic evidence indicating that distinct regions of a coral colony perform different functions.

New research from Marine and Environmental Sciences professor Justin Ries explains how moderate increases in ocean acidification and temperature can enhance the growth rates of some reef-forming corals.

Graduate student Amanda Dwyer will lead a research project in conjunction with Mission 31, a monthlong underwater expedition led by Fabien Cousteau, in which she'll examine the dynamics of zooplankton on coral reefs.

Most species are content with just one form of reproduction, but not for the coral p. damicornis. These guys make babies sexually and asexually. Doctoral candidate David Combosch wants to know why.

A new study featured in Science suggests that coral may be able to recover from disaster.