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3Qs: Why better infrastructure could solve Rio’s water problems
The Olympic sailing competition began Monday in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, the site of extensive water pollution that officials have warned is a health risk for the athletes. Geoff Trussell, director of Northeastern’s Marine Science Center, explains how bad the pollution can be for the aquatic ecosystem and what needs to be done to fix the problem.
August 10, 2016
MES professor featured in The Nature Conservancy video
Jonathan Grabowski talks about his ongoing research in the Gulf of Maine in a recent Nature Conservancy video.
June 15, 2016
Food availability and prey age alter trophic cascade strength
New research by MSC Postdoctoral Researcher Catherine Matassa and colleagues illustrates the value of considering prey traits and resource availability when examining ecosystem-level impacts of predator-prey interactions.
March 23, 2016
Resource Management and Social Science Collide at the 4th Annual Burba Lecture
Phil Levin's presentation at the 4th annual Burba Lecture informed and entertained listeners, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of incorporating social science data into strategies for ecosystem-based management of fisheries.
December 16, 2015
An (almost!) underwater carving contest
Despite a thwarted dive, the Third Annual (almost!) Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest yielded some beautiful marine themed Jack-O-Lanterns.
October 30, 2015
Student designs sensor for ocean microplastic research
More than 250 metric tons of microplastic are estimated to be floating in the world’s oceans, threatening marine life. Ethan Edson's prototype is designed to gather data by tracking these harmful particles.
June 09, 2015
Exploring the Three Seas as a student and a teacher
Liz Magee traces her passion for diving back to her participation in the Three Seas Program more than 10 years ago, and she couldn’t be happier to have found her way back.
May 15, 2015
Exciting changes for the Three Seas and MS Marine Biology program
It is our pleasure to announce an important transition for Northeastern University’s Three Seas Program.
October 14, 2014
Members of Congress visit Marine Science Center
The squirming claws of a blue lobster did not deter U.S. Reps. John Tierney and Katherine Clark from getting their hands dirty—and soaked—as they eagerly examined the rare species on Wednesday at Northeastern’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts.
May 15, 2014
Nitrogen Availability Limits Phosphorous Uptake in Fucus vesiculosus
Just as humans need certain nutrients to be able to absorb other nutrients, the same appears to be true for a common local seaweed
April 26, 2014
Temperature preference in Jonah crabs
Do crabs really care about the temperature? According to research by graduate student Lara Lewis, it depends on what they are used to.
March 28, 2014
The heat of the matter: Population dynamics in marine snails
The North Atlantic coastline has been shaped and reshaped by various glaciations over the past 5.5 million years.
February 27, 2014
The heat of the matter: Population dynamics in marine snails
Do marine snails really stress about heat? MSC researchers look into what separates populations of whelks along northwest Atlantic coast.
February 24, 2014
Marine Science Center & Ocean Genome Legacy get airtime
WGBH's Greater Boston featured the Marine Science Center and Ocean Genome Legacy on Thursday night.
February 07, 2014