A napping dog might twitch her feet, flick her ears, and thump her tail. But cephalopods are even more active. While sleeping, their skin blooms with colors.  Horst Obenhaus, a 2025 Whitman Fellow, investigates. Read more: bit.ly/4fpV96o

Dear MBL alumni (that's you!), What do you wish everyone knew about the MBL? Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway. A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month! #MyMBLMoment

How do we measure #denitrification in our #saltmarsh ammonium and nitrate treatment plots at @pie-lter.bsky.social? Anne Giblin and Jane Tucker from @mblscience.bsky.social bring the lab into the field for this in situ "push-pull" denitrification measurement.

I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the @mblscience.bsky.social Visual Neuroscience course these past two weeks! The MBL is an amazing place to do science and I learned so much to support my vision evolution research.

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! The Nikon Small World Exhibit showcases life's beauty and complexity as seen through the light microscope. 1st place went to Dr. Bruno Cisterna and Dr. Eric Vitriol, who photographed mouse brain tumor cells. Can you guess the magnification of the lens?

MBL has been awarded $200,000 in Massachusetts’ FY25 budget to support our high school education programs, helping open the doors of science to young scholars from across the state. This will cover tuition for more than 80 high schoolers to attend an immersive science course here at the MBL.

Happy Alumni August! Check out these photos from one of our advanced research training courses, Physiology classes of 1894, 1971, and 2016. Share your MBL class photo with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month. #throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment

The deadline to register for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, is this Friday, August 15!🔬 The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research. Read more: bit.ly/4e5QA0y 📷 Mark Lessard

One of my favorite #MyMBLMoments was when I took the grad students in my Phi-Geo Research Group down to @mblscience.bsky.social for a behind-the-scenes tour, & they all got to hold a Nobel Prize medal.

Dear MBL alumni (that's you!), What's your favorite MBL memory? Share with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway. A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month! #MyMBLMoment

This weekend, ASICS Falmouth Road Race celebrates its 53rd year! Are you running with us? Check out the race map: bit.ly/46MJc8S

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration. Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope. 📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri

Throwback to #MyMBLMoment last year at MCN2024, amazing experience with a wonderful group of people @mblscience.bsky.social

Happy Alumni August! Check out these photos from one of our Embryology classes of 1897, 1956, and 2023. Share your MBL class photo with MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway! A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month. #throwbackthursday #MyMBLMoment

Dear MBL alumni (that's you!), What makes the MBL special to you? Share your favorite MBL memory with #MyMBLMoment to enter our giveaway. A winner will be randomly chosen at the end of the month! #MyMBLMoment

Join us for a celebration of the world-class ocean science happening in Woods Hole! This family-friendly event features hands-on activities and opportunities to learn about Woods Hole’s science institutions, the U.S. Coast Guard, and local non-profits. woodsholesciencestroll.org

Despite their history as model organisms, scientists understand little about horseshoe crabs at the molecular level, and “pretty much nothing" about how their eyes develop, said Gui Gainett, a Whitman Fellow at the MBL. 📷 Dee Sullivan Read the story: bit.ly/3TS20Me

The deadline to register for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, has been extended to August 15!🔬 The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research. Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...

If you're in Woods Hole this Thursday, join us and Phil Sharp himself for the screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." For a sneak preview, check out this interview with Sharp!

Stay tuned for Alumni August! Throughout the month, look out for opportunities to engage with former classmates, course directors, and other MBL Alumni. Post your favorite memories with #MyMBLMoment to enter a giveaway that will be randomly drawn at the end of the month! 📷 Dee Sullivan

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 extraordinary generosity will bolster our renowned research and education programs. 🔬 Learn more: bit.ly/452WL1m

Registration for MBL's fall course, Light Microscopy Bootcamp, closes on July 31!🔬 The course is engineered to empower graduate students to use light microscopy in their own research. Read about the course and register: www.mbl.edu/news/focus-m...

Things are getting busy at Microbial DIversity. Lab on the first day (left) and lab yesterday! @mblscience.bsky.social

John Philip Trinkaus, a student in the 1939 Embryology course, left us with his drawings of 'presumptive regions' in Trout, Fundulus, Dog fish, and Urodele; development of circulatory system of Teleost; and a squid spermatophore. bit.ly/4eZWxfU

Wonder in basic research changes human lives ✨ This is a small piece I did for @mblscience.bsky.social physiology course wonder project to show how wonder can change lives. I have never done any artwork like this, so I’m super proud of it #basicscience #science #sciart #art

Scientists don’t know much about the ctenophore nervous system, but “the more we investigate, the weirder it gets,” Arenas Sabogal said.  Sabogal peers into the animal's puzzling physiology to determine how the nervous system transforms sensations into behavior. Read the full story: bit.ly/4nRoD14

Ten years ago, Jessie Moravek came to the MBL for Semester in Environmental Science. This spring, she returned to speak at the Ecosystems Center’s 50th Anniversary Symposium. On both occasions, Moravek focused on beavers. 🦫 Read the full story here: bit.ly/3GCRtBA

Gemma's got new tech! ⚓ MBL’s research vessel collects squid and other species that MBL scientists use to study development, neurobiology, and more. Seasonal variability has spiked, and new tech might help us figure out why🦑 Read the full story here: bit.ly/44MrteS

Last weekend, the Neurobiology Class of 2000 returned to campus for their 25th reunion! We are always happy to see the return of MBL Alumni. Share your story with #MyMBLMoment

Zebra nerite snails have diagonal stripes painted across their shells. But sometimes, a dramatic change will pause and switch their shell pattern to something new. 🐌 Kyra Schapiro investigates how these shell patterns emerge in the Grass Lab. Learn more: bit.ly/4llySJ7

By examining squid skin cells three-dimensionally, researchers, including MBL's Roger Hanlon, have unveiled the nanostructures that allow these animals to dynamically change their appearance from transparent to a dazzling array of colored states. Learn more! www.mbl.edu/news/new-cel...

Thank you @thembauk.bsky.social for your support! So excited for my upcoming Visual Neuroscience course @mblscience.bsky.social, tune in on Aug 1st for some vision and some cephalopods! 👀 🐙 @schaferlab.bsky.social

Day 1 at the Microbial Diversity course. Lectures in the am by Mitch Sogin, Scott Dawson and John Spear. In the lab this afternoon to learn the scope and a field trip to nearby School Street Marsh! @mblscience.bsky.social

Last night at Microbial Diversity, we all went out for a MD tradition- the Volta experiment! A dirty but happy crew! @mblscience.bsky.social

This year, the Penikese Island School is celebrating 150 years of botanical surveys! If you're in Woods Hole on Wednesday, July 16th, join us in the MBL Meigs Room in Swope for free food, drinks, plants, and history!🌿 Learn more: bit.ly/4eqYDVM

If you cut a Planaria worm into a bunch of tiny pieces, each one will grow a whole new worm!🪱 Here at the MBL, the Sánchez Alvarado Lab investigates these freshwater flatworms (Schmidtea mediterranea) to study regeneration and tissue maintenance. Learn more about the lab: bit.ly/44tv5nb

Whether you came to the MBL last year or 40 years ago — your story matters. We’re launching the MBL Alumni Association and want to hear from you! Enjoy these photos from our recent launch and ice cream social, and share a photo, a memory, or a moment with the hashtag #MyMBLStory!

We had a last minute cancellation for STAMPS -- a phenomenal course on microbiome data analysis. Woods Hole, MA, July 14-24 2025. If you or *anyone* you know is interested to attend, please email Titus &/or me... and we'll do what we can!!! Thx for sharing widely! 🤞❤️

Join us tonight for a Friday Evening Lecture from Phil Newmark, Burnell R. Roberts Chair in Regenerative Biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research. Come by Clapp Auditorium in the Lillie Building at 8 p.m. or register to view the lecture online at mbl.edu/fel 🖥️

Subscribe to the Collecting Net, the MBL's biweekly newsletter, to stay up to date on the latest research, education highlights, and more news from the Marine Biological Laboratory🎣 Browse archived newsletters and sign up here: bit.ly/3PTnJ4o

MBL scientists use skates and their embryos to study skeletal development. By shining a light through egg cases, scientists can watch the entire maturation process. Learn more about skates as a research organism here: bit.ly/3Rmvq3F 📹 Bioquest

This fall, MBL will be hosting a newly public course: Light Microscopy Bootcamp. The course will complement the MBL’s existing imaging courses by focusing on practical applications of microscopy, from sample creation to data analysis. Register to learn microscopy for your research! bit.ly/4e5QA0y

Here at the MBL, we study Longfin or "Woods Hole" squids for their giant axons. Students in the Physiology course learned how to find the neuron, which they will study to learn more about nerve impulse transmissions 🦑 📷 @mollyherring.bsky.social

MBL tours have begun! ☀️ Join us in Woods Hole to explore the MBLWHOI Library, meet the marine animals in the Marine Resources Center, and take a walking tour of campus! Sign up here: bit.ly/4kXaNb4

MBL education programs are in full swing! This week, students arrived for advanced research training course 'Neurobiology: Mechanisms & Advanced Approaches.' Learn more about the course here: bit.ly/3C2psks

The iconic MBL Friday Evening Lectures kick off tomorrow night, June 13 at 8 p.m! Holden Thorp, Editor in Chief of Science, will give a talk titled "Staying True to the Indispensable Values of Science." The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. Learn more: bit.ly/4l0DmEI

Sea robins are native to the waters around the MBL. They have wing-like and leg-like fins, which separate from early in development. At the MBL, we study sea robins to learn how new forms of locomotion developed. Learn more about sea robins here: bit.ly/4mAJjK0

Last week, the MBL Ecosystems Center celebrated 50 years of ecological research and education. “The center is about science, but it’s also about outreach, education and policy,” said Director Anne Giblin. “There is no place I’d rather be.” Read about it here: bit.ly/3Hw37hH

Start of 2025 @mblscience.bsky.social Physiology course! This is the second year of Amy @gladfelterlab.bsky.social and I co-Directing this absolutely amazing and life-changing course: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

For today's #MicroscopyMonday, we are highlighting Scott Chimileski's (@socialmicrobes.bsky.social‬) series featuring natural chalk formations from the White Cliffs of Dover. The first image is the electron micrograph, the second is a close-up of the chalk, and the third is the cliffs.