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.

Oysters and "The Brady Bunch"? Assistant Professor David Kimbro and colleagues have us covered

Research from North­eastern Uni­ver­sity ecol­o­gist David Kimbro, along with colleagues Jon Grabowski and Randall Hughes, shows that the behavior of middle preda­tors in marine food webs plays an impor­tant role in the wel­fare of the whole system—and that, like our behavior, middle predator behavior is pretty fickle.

The extent to which an intertidal organism can withstand increased temperature over time is the subject of a recent publication by Professor Brian Helmuth and colleagues

The MSC's Outreach Program recently co-sponsored an incredible event that brought together marine science professionals and teens from around the region

Northeastern researchers will investigate the effects of global change on reef ecology as part of Mission 31, documentary filmmaker Fabien Cousteau's 31-day underwater expedition off the coast of Florida.

Just as humans need certain nutrients to be able to absorb other nutrients, the same appears to be true for a common local seaweed

As a teenager, Jen­nifer Elliott read about a con­ser­va­tion project to save the rare endemic birds of her home­land of Mau­ri­tius, a small island located in the Indian Ocean. “I was imme­di­ately intrigued by this project and wanted to meet the sci­en­tists in charge to learn more,” Elliott said. “I wanted to help.”

The 2014 "Huntington 100" honorees have been announced.

The 2014 "Huntington 100" honorees have been announced.

Climate models can help to predict biological responses to climate change, even when species are accustomed to fluctuating conditions

The Gulf of Maine's rocky intertidal zone has many region-wide defining characteristics, as well as some notable subregional differences.

Research suggests that snails can do both harm AND good to marine algae on the rocky shore.

Students and faculty across many disciplines presented their most recent scholarly research, innovative thinking, and entrepreneurial ventures on Thursday at RISE:2014, Northeastern's Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo.