• Published

  September 26, 2024
  

  Maine lab explores whether stressed-out algae could help replace plastics

  Algae appear to communicate when “stressed.” What are they saying?

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  August 21, 2024
  

  Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development

  The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.

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  July 3, 2024
  

  A new Midcoast PFAS lab enters the fray

  With PFAS regulations tightening, a new state-certified lab has entered the chat. The goal? To help fill gaps in local knowledge and halt “forever chemicals” in their tracks.

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  June 20, 2024
  

  Boothbay-based Bigelow scientists detect rare sign of climate resilience

  New research finds promising patterns in the menagerie of microbes at the ocean’s surface.

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  March 8, 2024
  

  A Maine scientist helped discover 4 new species of deep-sea octopus

  Dr. Beth Orcutt spent 10 years thinking about an octopus she saw near Costa Rica. She went back last year with a team and found at least 4 new species, 2 of which brood their eggs on hydrothermal vents deep in the Pacific Ocean.

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  June 8, 2023
  

  $30 million project will expand footprint, capacity of Bigelow research center in East Boothbay

  The Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences says it will break ground this fall on a 25,000-square-foot building to accommodate a growing staff and add new capabilities for teaching and research.