Our popular summer event series returns for four Tuedays, July 16 to Aug. 6, to kick off our 50th anniversary celebrations. We hope to see you there!

In this special 50th anniversary edition, learn about the ways Bigelow Laboratory has changed global ocean science — and its vision for the next 50 years.

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Bigelow Ocean Education & Innovation Center

On June 8, World Ocean Day, Bigelow Laboratory announced an initiative to create a transformative new center.

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Twining Pushes for CO2 Removal Research in the Boston Globe

07-22-2024

In a new op ed for the Boston Globe, Senior Research Scientist Ben Twining highlights the needs for rigorous and transparent research on the possibilities, challenges, and remaining unknowns of leveraging the ocean to store excess carbon.

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Study Illuminates Cues Algae Use to ‘Listen’ to their Environment

07-02-2024

Research shows how a small group of single-celled algae use chemical cues to communicate stress information. Understanding this ability, once thought to be unique to plants, helps illuminate the complex evolutionary history of algae.

Bigelow Laboratory Celebrates 50 Years

07-01-2024

July 1 marks the 50th anniversary since the institute’s founding in 1974. The anniversary will kick off a year of celebrations, looking back at the innovations the institute has enabled and ahead to what it will accomplish over the next 50 years.

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Café Sci Program Kicks Off on July 16 at Boothbay Opera House

06-27-2024

Café Sci is a fun, free way to engage with ocean researchers on critical issues. The four-week series, celebrating the institute’s 50th anniversary and looking ahead to the future, takes place at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in Boothbay Harbor.