by Zack Anderson | Mar 2, 2023 | News Briefs, Videos
Did you know that there is currently a marine ecosystem off the coast of Alabama that is being powered by an ancient undersea forest!? OGL’s Dan Distel gave an amazing talk about how this is possible at Salem State’s Darwin Festival in February. If you...
by Dan Distel | Jan 19, 2023 | In the lab, News Briefs, Research
By Dan Distel, Hannah Appiah-Madson, Rosie Poulin, and Zack Anderson January 19, 2023 We are all familiar with the genetic code—the simple set of three-letter words that translate the As, Ts, Cs, and Gs of DNA into the diverse and complex forms we know as animal life....
by Dan Distel | Dec 20, 2022 | In the field, News Briefs
Did you know that the coldest place on earth, Antarctica, is also the fastest warming? Global warming is heating up the Antarctic faster than most other regions, making its fantastic marine biodiversity more threatened than any other continent’s. Take Antarctic...
by Lee Fenuccio | Jan 27, 2022 | News Briefs, Research
Black corals are a group of largely deep-sea corals whose jet-black skeletons are highly prized for jewelry. But did you know that black corals are also among the longest-lived creatures on earth? Some individuals can live more than 4,000 years! Black corals may be...
