Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

We're thrilled to announce the largest private gift in our 137-year history: a $25 million unrestricted donation from MBL Whitman Scientist Mark Terasaki. His generosity will bolster our renowned research and education programs. 🔬 Learn more: mbl.edu/news/mbl-annou…

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Peering into the rain of microscopic sinking particles on their journey into the deep ocean. Imaged by JC Weber and the OFP.

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In March 2026, 7 new studies were published. View them here: go.mbl.edu/march2026

Just in time for warmer weather in Woods Hole, our first two cohorts of ARTC students have arrived to campus this week. Joining the FIR cohort, who arrived earlier this week, our AQLM students are starting to roll in. Welcome to the MBL!

Congratulations to Tim Springer—MBL Trustee, alumnus, and a longtime member of our community—on being named to the Forbes 250 list of America’s Greatest Innovators.

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Live Northern Star Coral (Astrangia poculata) imaged using a Polychromatic Polarization Microscope (PPM). Imaged by Michael Shribak (@mshribak) and Loretta Roberson (@Roberson_Lo) at the Bell Center of the MBL (US Patent 9,625,369).

Congratulations to Alexandra Z. Worden, a senior scientist in the Bay Paul Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory, for being awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in recognition of her groundbreaking research in ocean biogeochemistry! Read more here: go.mbl.edu/worden

This #NationalDNADay, we’re looking back to a remarkable summer in 1954, where connections were made to form James D. Watson and Francis Crick's Nobel Prize-winning DNA research, inspired by Rosalind Franklin's X-ray image of DNA. Read more about it: go.mbl.edu/watson.

On the last day of MBL's #EarthWeek, we highlight how researchers in Mirta Teichberg’s lab are working to improve seagrass restoration efforts as these plants are rapidly disappearing across Cape Cod.

Today for #EarthWeek, we are highlighting how MBL scientists study some of the most serious threats to coastal ecosystems: eutrophication and hypoxia/anoxia.

Happy #EarthDay! Did you know MBL scientists have been studying salt marshes for over four decades? Here's a peek into their research

Excited to be hosting the 8th Xenopus Bioinformatics workshop @MBLScience First incorporating a wet lab component for single cell RNA Seq. Thanks to @Xenbase and the instructors.

Today for #EarthWeek, we’re highlighting an ongoing 36-year study on forest soil warming. Jerry Melillo and a team of scientists began this experiment in 1991, and it is now the longest running projects of its kind.

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! Sinking shell of a pteropod, Clio pyramidata, collected at 1500m (4920 ft) in an Oceanic Flux Program (OFP) trap. Imaged by JC Weber and the OFP.

Happy #EarthWeek! The Marine Biological Laboratory is highlighting initiatives from the Ecosystem Center that exist to advance sustainable solutions for managing and restoring ecosystems. Today, we highlight the Ocean Flux Program.

Create your legacy with the Marine Biological Laboratory. Since 1888, discovery at MBL has shaped our understanding of life itself. By joining the 1888 Society, you can help ensure that this legacy continues for generations to come. Learn more: mbl.edu/give/planned-g…

DEADLINE EXTENDED! ⏰ Apply to Organoid Biology: From Concept to Practice by April 30. Financial aid is available. 🔗 More info here: go.mbl.edu/org

🧬APPLICATIONS OPEN! Apply to the 2027 cohort of Semester in Biological Discovery (SBD). Video credit: Chris Johnson at Dartmouth College More info: go.mbl.edu/SBD Full video: go.mbl.edu/m1xe31

In human medicine, organoids offer a more relevant test platform with the potential to more accurately predict clinical outcomes, and organoids also offer drug developers important data that can reduce failure rates and animal studies. Learn more here: go.mbl.edu/org-research

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! This image shows the underside of a skeletal preparation of a little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) hatchling. Imaged by Andrew Gillis, an associate scientist at the MBL.

🌊Gemma is back! After some routine maintenance at Kingman, she is back on the Remsen dock and getting ready for the start of the collecting season. Video credit: Kingman Yacht Center