News
As atmospheric CO2 rises, crabs have harder time opening oysters
A study by a team of MSC and University of North Carolina researchers reveals that ocean acidification makes it harder for crabs to prey on oysters, despite the oysters having a thinner shell.
February 27, 2016
Solving evolution’s ancient mollusk mysteries
A recent graduate student study explores evolutionary relationships between fossilized bivalve mollusks, the relatives of modern day clams, mussels, and oysters.
February 08, 2016
Historical data reveals big changes in a Florida seagrass community
Recent work by MSC researchers highlights the value of employing historical data to assess community wide impacts of habitat loss in coastal habitats.
January 19, 2016
In the face of climate change, which snails can beat the heat?
A team of researchers including the MSC’s Francis Choi and Brian Helmuth recently published a study investigating thermal tolerance and climate change sensitivity in tropical marine snails.
January 19, 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
MES PhD candidate receives Switzer Environmental Fellowship
Northeastern University Marine Science Center graduate student, Marissa McMahan, is among a handful of environmental scholars from across the country chosen as 2015 recipients of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship.
December 16, 2015
Sex determination varies across a fine spatial scale in an estuarine fish
New work by MSC Lecturer Tara Duffy and colleagues reports on the variable pattern of temperature versus genetic sex determination in Atlantic silverside populations from Florida to Canada.
December 02, 2015
Stakeholder feedback to inform fisheries management
New work published by MSC researchers surveys fishers to assess their opinions of striped bass management strategies.
November 12, 2015
Shoreline hardening and thus habitat loss, on the rise
A recent study by MSC postdoctoral researcher Rachel Gittman, and colleagues, quantifies the current and projected occurrence of shoreline hardening along the U.S. coast.
November 06, 2015
Alumna hosts, produces popular science show for middle school students nationwide
Maggy Benson, S’06, might not have become the face of a popular television-style program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History had it not been for Northeastern’s co-op program.
November 05, 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
Urchin isotope composition can shed light on past oceanographic conditions
Research by MSC Associate Professor Justin Ries illustrates important relationships between environmental conditions and urchin skeletons, providing potential for improvements in historical reconstructions.
October 27, 2015
Identifying the culprits of coral disease
MSC Vollmer Lab researchers uses gene sequencing to identify potential disease causing pathogens in Caribbean staghorn coral.
October 27, 2015
Day or night? A coral can tell the difference
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.
October 23, 2015