Cocco Channel: #BigelowLab is excited to celebrate #CoccolithophoreDay and splash these microbes across screens. Learn more about these single-celled marine phytoplankton: https://www.bigelow.org/files/books/coccolithophorebook.pdf

Happy International Coccolithophore Day! 🥳

📸: Colin Fischer.

Last week, the inaugural #MaineBlueEconomyWeek put Maine’s ocean economy front and center. 🌊 For two days, 300+ researchers and professionals gathered in Portland. Then, we welcomed the Midcoast field trip to our campus. FMI: https://www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-10-08.html #maine #ocean

A team of researchers, including scientists from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, recently traveled to Greenland to investigate how warming waters and ice melt are reshaping communities. https://www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-10-01.html 📸1: Aurora Roth, Harvard/SIO 📸 2 & 3: Alex Rivest

On October 26, join Dr. Beth Orcutt, vice president for research at #BigelowLab, as she shares innovative uses of marine life and #ocean data to solve problems, create opportunities, and foster community resilience. Get tickets: https://www.themusichall.org/events/bigelow-ocean-solutions/

Swell Suited: #BigelowLab 's Sea Change Semester students participated in a boating navigation and safety course with Dave Drapeau, captain of the R/V Bowditch. After reviewing important safety topics, the group took to the river for time in the water with survival suits and a raft. 📸: Aislyn Keyes

Connecting Blue to Green: #BigelowLab participated in Connecting Science to Capital for Ocean Finance and the Blue Economy, a roundtable discussion held during #ClimateWeekNYC. The event brought together more than two dozen leaders for a wide-reaching discussion about ocean finance. #blueeconomy

Check out this great piece in the #NewYorkTimes chronicling a team of scientists studying Paulinella, a photosynthetic single-celled organism. It features #BigelowLab SRS John Burns, his commitment to scrappy science, and his uncanny ability to craft steampunk instrumentation. #science #microbes

Happy National Lobster Day! 🦞 As an ocean sciences research institution, #BigelowLab is proud to celebrate this crustacean and the important role it plays. Check out a round-up of recent lobster research at https://currents.bigelow.org/?tag=lobster #lobster #maine

📸: Evie Layland.

💫 Meet our latest awardees, who are pushing the boundaries of what we know about brain aging, protease specificity, immune inheritance, ocean food webs, & cell physics. Learn more about their projects: bit.ly/HFAwardees.

Join us in celebrating the them in our 🧵 below! /1

A new study by researchers Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Oregon State University shows that a well-known cyanobacterium that looks like puffballs formed on recreational lakes shows little toxic potential. https://www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-09-21.html 📸: Peter Countway

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences researchers are among the experts tracking the algae bloom stretching along the coast from Maine to Massachusetts. Check out the recent feature in The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/19/metro/massive-algae-bloom-ma-maine-coast/?event=event12

Researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences led a novel database, GORG-Dark, with more than 9,600 genomes from microbial cells sampled from the deep ocean. A new study published in Cell shows the database’s potential to unlock discovery. https://www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-09-16.html

The inaugural #BigelowLab Community Round-up includes a fun back-to-school event, new signage on our campus, and a deep dive into ancient DNA with Senior Research Associate Tim D’Angelo! Check it out: https://currents.bigelow.org/?p=2376

#maine #boothbay #community #ocean

A new study led by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences scientists provides the most comprehensive assessment of sugar kelp's genetic diversity to date, while also mapping population structure along the coast. https://www.bigelow.org/news/articles/2026-09-10.html
📸1: Credit: Rene Francolini

Tapping into Algae’s Limitless Potential: This summer, #BigelowLab 's NCMA grew Nannochloropsis oculata for Rising Tide Brewing Company's newest brew, Buckingham Red. Research Technician Lydia Pinard tasted it, noting: “Fruity, hoppy, and well-balanced!” 📸: Lydia Pinard. #phytoplankton #maine

Next Friday at 10 a.m., check out the premiere of The Coral and The Copepod at the #CamdenInternationalFilmFestival! It features #BigelowLab SRS Karen Stamieszkin and colleagues. Free; learn more: https://camdeniff.eventive.org/films/the-coral-and-the-copepod-6a7b2ce16f7484ff01b0125c

Creating a mixture of bacteria and chemical compounds could help bind granular materials to make stronger structures. Bio-cementation may be instrumental in protecting lives, preserving infrastructure, and saving money. FMI: https://currents.bigelow.org/?p=2340 📸: J. Turnbaugh.