Editor's Note: This article summarizes research on the small crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis, a great deal of which has been led by MBL Director Nipam Patel, a pioneer in establishing Parhyale as a res...
Journalist Bonnie Boswell travels to Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., to explore the life and legacy of pioneering biologist Ernest Everett Just, one of her distant relatives. Her journey begins at...
“Serendipity... You will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The Three Princes of Serendip': as their Highnesses traveled, they were ...
Both Honda and Cortes believe that studying a species that evolved from freshwater to saltwater will deepen our understanding of how organisms adapt to new environments. “Studying single-celled organi...
“Take Five” is an occasional feature in which we ask members of the MBL community five questions about their careers, inspirations, and passions. Shari Eberts—hearing health advocate, author, and spea...
WOODS HOLE, Mass. (July 23, 2026) — The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has appointed Nicole A. Theodosiou, Ph.D., as its next Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education at the Marine Biological Labo...
What makes the Marine Biological Laboratory's Embryology course so special? In this video, two course directors and a course participant share what makes the six-week program unique, from hands-on exp...
Why do some clams live to be over 500 years old, yet humans usually live to be less than 100? Matthew Harris, professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and MBL Whitman Fellow, is trying to find ...